Part of speech: personal pronoun
we
Etymology
[Mod E WE ← Prot-Germ *wez, wīz; Goth weis; O Fris wī; O Sax wī; Dt wij; OHG wir (Mod G wir); Icel vér; Dan, Norw, Sw vi ← Indo-Europ *weyóm; Sanskr vауám; Avest vaēm;
Mod E OUR (used as a poss pron); OE úre, úser (Gen) (vid úre);
Mod E US; OE ús (Dat, Acc), OE úsic, úsih (Acc); cf O Sax unsik; OHG unsih;
oblique case forms are derived from the Prot-Germ stem *uns; Goth uns, unsis; O Fris ūs; O Sax ūs; OHG uns; O Icel oss; Sw oss ← Indo-Europ *ṇs-, *nas-; Sanskr nаs “us”; Lat nōs “we; us”; O Slav насъ (Russ нас “us”)]
Mod E OUR (used as a poss pron); OE úre, úser (Gen) (vid úre);
Mod E US; OE ús (Dat, Acc), OE úsic, úsih (Acc); cf O Sax unsik; OHG unsih;
oblique case forms are derived from the Prot-Germ stem *uns; Goth uns, unsis; O Fris ūs; O Sax ūs; OHG uns; O Icel oss; Sw oss ← Indo-Europ *ṇs-, *nas-; Sanskr nаs “us”; Lat nōs “we; us”; O Slav насъ (Russ нас “us”)]
Paradigm
3.2. Personal pronouns
| declension of personal pronouns the first person |
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| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | ic | wit | wé |
| genitive | mín | uncer | úser, úre |
| dative (instrumental) | mé | unc | ús |
| accusative | mec, mé | unc | úsic, ús |
| declension of personal pronouns the second person |
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| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | þú | ȝit | ȝé |
| genitive | þín | incer | éower |
| dative (instrumental) | þé | inc | éow |
| accusative | þec, þé | incit, inc | éowic, éow |
| declension of personal pronouns the third person |
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| singular number | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | hé | héo, hío | hit |
| genitive | his | hire, hyre, hiere | his |
| dative (instrumental) | him | hire, hyre, hiere | him |
| accusative | hine | hý, hí, híe | hit |
| plural number | |||
| all genders | |||
| nominative | hý, hí, híe, héo | ||
| genitive | hyra, hira, hiera, heora | ||
| dative (instrumental) | him, heom | ||
| accusative | hý, hí, híe, héo | ||
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