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English
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Etymology 1
From Middle English thee, the, 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 Low German di (“thee”), German dir (“thee”, dative pron.), Icelandic þér (“thee”). More at thou.
Pronoun
thee second-person singular, objective case (nominative thou, reflexive theeself)
- (archaic, literary) Objective case of thou.
- M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40
- When our Chiefs command us, we never require the reasons: I can say nothing else to thee.
- M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40
- (Quaker) (Amish) (Pennsylvania Dutch) Thou.
- Thee is a little strange, I think.
Usage notes
When used in place of the nominative thou, thee uses the third-person singular form of verbs (see example at "quotations").
Translations
Objective case of 'thou'See also
English personal pronouns| Number | Person | Gender | Subject | Objective | Reflexive | Possessive | Possessive Pronoun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | First | — | I | me | myself | my | mine |
| Second | — | you, thou (archaic) | you, thee (archaic) | yourself, thyself (archaic) theeself (archaic) | your, thy (archaic) | yours, thine (archaic) | |
| Third | Masculine | he | him | himself | his | ||
| Feminine | she | her | herself | her | hers | ||
| Neuter | it | itself | its | its (rare) | |||
| Plural | First | — | we | us | ourselves | our | ours |
| Second | — | you, ye (archaic) | you | yourselves | your | yours | |
| Third | — | they | them | themselves | their | theirs | |
| Indefinite | Third | — | one | oneself | one's | — | |
Etymology 2
From Middle English theen (“to increase, prosper, flourish”), from Old English þēon (“to thrive, prosper, flourish, grow”), from Proto-Germanic *þinhanan (“to thrive, succeed”), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk-, *tenkh- (“to succeed, turn out well”). Cognate with Dutch gedijen (“to flourish, thrive, prosper, succeed”), German gedeihen (“to thrive”), Gothic (gaþeihan, “to increase, thrive”).
Alternative forms
- the (Scotland)
Verb
thee (third-person singular simple present thees, present participle theeing, simple past and past participle theed)
- (intransitive, archaic, literary, UK dialectal) To thrive; prosper.
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Etymology 3
- From Pitman zee, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.
Noun
thee (plural thees)
- The name of the letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound IPA: /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.
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Dutch
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eː
- IPA: /teː/
Noun
Gevuld theeglas Filled tea glassthee m. (plural theeën, diminutive theetje)
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Scots
Etymology
Old English þēoh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhan.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /θiː/
Noun
thee (plural thees)
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The word thou (pronounced /ðaʊ/ in most dialects) is a second person singular pronoun in English. It is now largely archaic, having been replaced in almost all contexts by you. It is still used in parts of Northern England and some Scots dialects. Thou is the nominative form; the oblique/objective form is thee (functioning as both accusative and dative), and the possessive is thy or thine. Almost all verbs following thou have the endings -st or -est; e.g., "thou goest". In Middle English, thou was sometimes abbreviated by putting a small "u" over the letter thorn: þͧ ().
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