thee

Oznaczający (English)

Pron

1. Objective and reflexive case of thou.
2. Thou.

Verb

1. To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.
2. To use the word thee.

Verb

To thrive; prosper.

Noun

The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.

Article

Alternative spelling of the

Synonyms

you

thou

thyself

to you

ye

yourself

to thee

SG

U

U

yer

thy

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ðiː/

Etymologia (English)

Inherited from średnioangielski: þe

Inherited from staroangielski: þē

Cognate with fryzyjski saterlandzki: die

Cognate with zachodniofryzyjski: dy

Cognate with niemiecki: dir

Cognate with islandzki: þér

In summary

From Middle English þe, from Old English þē (“thee”, originally dative, but later also accusative), from Proto-Germanic *þiz (“thee”), from Proto-Indo-European *te (“second-person singular pronoun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian die (“thee”), West Frisian dy (“thee”), German Low German di (“thee”), German dir (“thee”, dative pron.), Icelandic þér (“thee”). More at thou.