first person

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Forms of pronouns or verbs used for the speaker or writer of the sentence in which they occur.
2. (countable, uncountable) A form of narrative writing using verbs in the first person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to the narrator.

Synonyms

I

myself

first-person

Translations

erste Person

première personne

primeira pessoa

eerste persoon

prima persona

πρώτο πρόσωπο

primera persona

primera persona

اول شخص

Ichform

مُتَكَلِّم

Etymology

Calque of Latin prīma persōna, itself a calque of Ancient Greek πρῶτον πρόσωπον (prôton prósōpon).