ὑμεῖς

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European oblique stem *usm- (from *túh₂), with regular rough breathing (h) before initial υ (u).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Pronoun[edit]

ῡ̔μεῖς (hūmeîs)

  1. second person plural personal pronoun: ye, you, y'all, you guys

Usage notes[edit]

The singular and dual are σύ () and σφώ (sphṓ).

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Tsakonian: εμού (emoú)

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