εγώ

See also: ἐγώ

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐγώ (egṓ), from Proto-Hellenic *egṓ, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵóH.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈɣo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ε‧γώ

Pronoun

εγώ • (egó)  strong personal pronoun

  1. I
    Εγώ πάλεψα με αίμα, δάκρυα και ιδρώτα …
    Egó pálepsa me aíma, dákrya kai idróta …
    I fought with blood, sweat and tears …

Usage notes

  • May become the colloquial ’γώ (’gó) when following a vowel.
    Ξέρω ’γώ;
    Xéro ’gó;
    How should I know?
    (literally, “Do I know?”)
Greek personal and possessive pronouns
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m f n m f n
nominative strong1 3 εσύ3 αυτός αυτή αυτό εμείς3 εσείς3 αυτοί αυτές αυτά
weak2 — — τος τη το — — τοι τες τα
genitive strong εμένα / εμού εσένα αυτού αυτής αυτού εμάς εσάς αυτών αυτών αυτών
weak† μου σου του της του μας σας τους τους τους
accusative strong εμένα4 εσένα4 αυτόν5 αυτήν5 αυτό εμάς4 εσάς4 αυτούς αυτές αυτά
weak με σε τον την το μας σας τους τις / τες6 τα
vocative strong — εσύ — — — — εσείς — — —

† These terms double as possessive pronouns.
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.
2. Weak or clitic personal pronouns are monosyllabic. They will be dependent upon another word.
3. In colloquial speech nominative forms may lose their initial ε, the use of an apostrophe in the written form is optional.   e.g. ήρθα 'γώ (I came)
4. Accusative forms lose their initial ε when following από or για, no apostrophe is used. The plural forms become monosyllabic and therefore lose the accent.   e.g. για μας (for us)
5. The final ν is optional, often being used before a following vowel.
6. τις is used before a verb, τες after a verb.   e.g. Αν τις δεις, χαιρέτα τες. (If you see them, greet them.)

Noun

εγώ • (egó) n (indeclinable)

  1. (psychology) ego
    Έχει ένα μεγάλο εγώ.
    Échei éna megálo egó.
    He has a big ego.
  2. selfishness

Pontic Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐγώ (egṓ), from Proto-Hellenic *egṓ, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵóH. Cognate with Modern Greek εγώ (egó).

Noun

εγώ (egó)

  1. I
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