με

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Ancient Greek

first person pronoun (edit)
case singular dual plural
str. encl. str. str.
nominative ἐγώ νώ, νῶϊ ἡμεῖς
genitive ἐμοῦ μου νῷν ἡμῶν
dative ἐμοί μοι νῷν ἡμῖν
accusative ἐμέ με νώ, νῶϊ ἡμᾶς
adjective ἐμός νωΐτερος ἡμέτερος

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Pronunciation

 

Pronoun

με (me)

  1. enclitic accusative of ἐγώ (egṓ)

References

Greek

Alternative forms

  • (contraction): μ' (m')

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From a metanalysis of the Byzantine Greek phrase μεταῦτα (itself from μεταταῦτα by haplology, from μετά (metá) + ταῦτα (taûta)), from Ancient Greek μετά (metá, with).

Preposition

με (me) (+ accusative)

  1. with
    μίλησε με την Ελένηmílise me tin Elénihe talked with Eleni
  2. by
    πουλάει με το κιλόpouláei me to kilóshe sells by the kilo
  3. by, on
    με το αυτοκίνητοme to aftokínitoby car
    με τα πόδιαme ta pódiaon foot

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek με (me, me).

Pronoun

με (me) (weak personal)

  1. me (1st person singular, accusative)
    Με μισεί … μ’ αγαπά!
    Me miseí … m’ agapá!
    She hates me … she loves me!
First person forms
singular (familiar) plural (formal)
strong weak strong weak
nominative εγώ (egó) εμείς (emeís)
genitive εμένα (eména) μου (mou) εμάς (emás) μας (mas)
accusative εμένα (eména) με (me) εμάς (emás) μας (mas)

There is no 1st person vocative case.
† These terms double as possessive pronouns.
All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, I).

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