με

See also: Appendix:Variations of "me"

Ancient Greek

first person pronoun (edit)
casesingulardualplural
str.encl.str.str.
nominative ἐγώνώ, νῶϊἡμεῖς
genitive ἐμοῦμουνῷνἡμῶν
dative ἐμοίμοινῷνἡμῖν
accusative ἐμέμενώ, νῶϊἡμᾶς
adjective ἐμόςἡμέτερος

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

Pronoun

με (me)

  1. enclitic accusative of ἐγώ (egṓ)

References


Greek

Alternative forms

  • (contraction): μ' (m')

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [me̞]

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!

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