με

See also: μέ and 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 ἐμόςνωΐτεροςἡμέτερος

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 Ελένη ― mílise me tin Eléni ― he talked with Eleni
  2. by
    πουλάει με το κιλό ― pouláei me to kiló ― she sells by the kilo
  3. by, on
    με το αυτοκίνητο ― me to aftokínito ― by car
    με τα πόδια ― me ta pódia ― on 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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