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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/egō
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe.ɡoː/
Pronoun
*egō[1]
- I (first-person singular)
Declension
Declension of personal pronouns
| Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | Reflexive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *egō | *tū | — |
| Accusative | *mē | *tē | *sē |
| Genitive | *mei | *tei | *sei |
| Dative | *meɣei | *teβei | *seβei |
| Ablative | *med | *ted | *sed |
| Possessive | *meos | *towos | *sowos |
| Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | reflexive as singular |
| Nominative | *nōs | *wōs | — |
| Accusative | *nōs | *wōs | — |
| Genitive | *nosterom | *westerom | — |
| Dative | *nōβei | *wōβei | — |
| Ablative | *nōβei | *wōβei | — |
| Possessive | *nosteros | *westeros | — |
Descendants
- Faliscan: 𐌄𐌒𐌏 (eqo), 𐌄𐌊𐌏 (eko), 𐌄𐌂𐌏 (eco)
- Latin: ego
- South Picene: 𐌄𐌊𐌞 (ekú)
- Umbrian: 𐌌𐌄𐌇𐌄 (mehe)[2] (dative singular)
- (Possibly) Venetic: 𐌄𐌙𐌏 (ego)
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- Buck, Carl (1904) A grammar of Oscan and Umbrian, Ginn & Co, page 139