English

first person

Forms of pronouns or verbs used for the speaker or writer of the sentence in which they occur.

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    Origin

    Calque of Latin prīma persōna, itself a calque of Ancient Greek πρῶτον πρόσωπον (prôton prósōpon). Displaced native Old English forma had, literally, "form hade".

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    • calqueLatinprīma persōna
      • derivedAncient Greekπρῶτον πρόσωπον

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