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σε
σε
Ancient Greek
case | second person | |||
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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 | ῡ̔μέτερος |
Alternative forms
Pronoun
σε • (se)
- accusative singular of σύ (sú)
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- tear idem, page 858.
Greek
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek σέ (sé, “you”, pronoun).
Alternative forms
Pronoun
σε • (se) m (weak personal)
- you (2nd person singular, accusative)
- πώς σε λένε;
- pós se léne?
- What is your name? (lit. What do they call you?)
- πώς σε λένε;
Related terms
number | singular | plural | |||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd m | 3rd f | 3rd n | 1st | 2nd | 3rd m | 3rd f | 3rd n | ||
nominative | English | I | you | he | she | it | we | you | they | they | they |
strong 1 | εγώ 3 | εσύ 3 | αυτός | αυτή | αυτό | εμείς 3 | εσείς 3 | αυτοί | αυτές | αυτά | |
weak 2 | τος | τη | το | τοι | τες | τα | |||||
genitive | English | my | your | his | her | its | our | your | their | their | their |
strong | εμένα | εσένα | αυτού | αυτής | αυτού | εμάς | εσάς | αυτών | αυτών | αυτών | |
weak * | μου | σου | του | της | του | μας | σας | τους | τους | τους | |
accusative | English | me | you | him | her | it | us | you | them | them | them |
strong | εμένα 4 | εσένα 4 | αυτόν 5 | αυτήν 5 | αυτό | εμάς 4 | εσάς 4 | αυτούς | αυτές | αυτά | |
weak | με | σε | τον | την | το | μας | σας | τους | τις / τες 6 | τα | |
vocative | English | you | you | ||||||||
strong | εσύ | εσείς | |||||||||
* The possessive pronouns are the same as the genitive form of the weak personal pronoun.
1. Strong or emphatic personal pronouns are used to emphasise and are pronounced with greater stress. They can be used independently of a verb or other word. |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek εἰς (eis)
Alternative forms
- σ' (s')
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛ]
Preposition
σε • (se)