σός

See also: σος

Ancient Greek

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *twós; cognate with Vedic Sanskrit त्व (tvá) and Old Armenian քո (kʻo).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

σός • (sósm (feminine σή, neuter σόν); first/second declension (second person singular possessive adjective)

  1. (modifying noun) your, of yours
    σός φίλος / ὁ φίλος ὁ σός / ὁ φίλος σουho sós phílos / ho phílos ho sós / ho phílos souyour friend
    φίλος σός / φίλος σουphílos sós / phílos soua friend of yours
  2. (as substantive, often with article) yours
    1. (in the plural) your people, family, friends; your possessions

Usage notes

  • The possessive pronouns can be replaced by enclitic personal pronouns in the genitive. See examples above.

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