σύ

See also: 'σύ

Ancient Greek

second person pronoun (edit)
casesingulardualplural
str.encl.str.str.
nominative σύσφώ, σφῶϊῡ̔μεῖς
genitive σοῦσουσφῷνῡ̔μῶν
dative σοίσοισφῷνῡ̔μῖν
accusative σέσεσφώ, σφῶϊῡ̔μᾶς
adjective σόςσφωΐτεροςῡ̔μέτερος

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognates include Sanskrit त्वम् (tvam), Latin , Persian تو (to) and Old English þū (English thou). The initial /s/ was spread to the nominative from oblique forms such as accusative σέ () < *twé, where /s/ is the regular development of Proto-Indo-European *tw-.

Pronunciation

 

Pronoun

σῠ́ • ()

  1. second person singular personal pronoun: thou, you

Inflection

Derived terms

  • σός (sós, second person singular possessive adjective)

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: ἐσύ (esú)
  • Tsakonian: εκιού (ekioú)

See also

References

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