με

See also: Appendix:Variations of "me"

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 ἡμέτερος

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!

Further reading

  • με in Triantafyllides, Hidryma (1998) Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek]
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