FIRST PERSON


Meaning of FIRST PERSON in English

noun

1.

a. : a set of linguistic forms (as verb forms, pronouns, and inflectional affixes) referring to the speaker or writer of the utterance in which they occur

Latin videmus “we see” is in the first person plural

English me is an objective singular pronoun of the first person

in Sanskrit verbs -mi is a much-used ending of the first person singular

b. : a linguistic form belonging to such a set

Latin video “I see” and eo “I go” are first persons

c. : reference of a linguistic form to the speaker or writer of the utterance in which it occurs

the Latin verb ending -o that marks the first person

2. : a style of discourse characterized by the use of verbs and pronouns of the first person in the most essential statements

fictitious narratives are sometimes put into the first person for greater vividness

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.