σφώ

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Ancient Greek

second person pronoun (edit)
case singular dual plural
str. encl. str. str.
nominative σύ σφώ, σφῶϊ ῡ̔μεῖς
genitive σοῦ σου σφῷν ῡ̔μῶν
dative σοί σοι σφῷν ῡ̔μῖν
accusative σέ σε σφώ, σφῶϊ ῡ̔μᾶς
adjective σός σφωΐτερος ῡ̔μέτερος

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
*swé

A conflation of the consonantism of σφεῖς (spheîs, they) with the vocalism of νώ (nṓ, we two).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Pronoun

σφώ (sphṓ)

  1. second person dual personal pronoun: you two, both of you, you both
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.335–336:
      ... οὔ τί μοι ὔμμες ἐπαίτιοι ἀλλ’ Ἀγαμέμνων,
      σφῶϊ προΐει Βρισηΐδος εἵνεκα κούρης.
      ... oú tí moi úmmes epaítioi all’ Agamémnōn,
      sphôï proḯei Brisēḯdos heíneka koúrēs.

      To me you aren't blameworthy, but Agamemnon,
      who sent you both for the girl Briseis.

Usage notes

Singular and plural are σῠ́ () and ῡ̔μεῖς (hūmeîs).

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut (1976) Historische Grammatik des Griechischen: Laut- und Formenlehre (in German), Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, →ISBN, §192, page 179

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