Dictionary

thy en · DET · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• [ˈðaɪ̯]
• /ˈðaɪ̯/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English þi, apocopated variant of þin, from Old English þīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *téynos (“thy; thine”), from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“thou”). See thou.

Meanings

1. (Early, Modern, archaic, dialectal, form-of, literary, possessive) Possessive form of thou: that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).
   form of thou

Deriveds

thissen · thyselves · thysen · beggar-thy-neighbor

Relateds

thou · your · thyself · thine · thee

Synonyms

thine

Translations (70)

vi của mày (possessive determiner) · da dit (possessive determiner) · egy T (possessive determiner) · yue 你嘅 (possessive determiner) · tl mo (possessive determiner) · he שלך (possessive determiner) · fo tín (possessive determiner) · got þein (possessive determiner) · sl tvój (possessive determiner) · ru твой (possessive determiner) · cs tvůj (possessive determiner) · ka შენი (possessive determiner) · ca teu (possessive determiner) · es tu (possessive determiner) · arz ـك (possessive determiner) · nl je (possessive determiner) · got 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 (possessive determiner) · be твой (possessive determiner) · ko 네 (possessive determiner) · pl twój (possessive determiner) · de dein (possessive determiner) · got þeina (possessive determiner) · cop ⲡⲉⲕ m ⲧⲉⲕ f ⲛⲉⲕ (possessive determiner) · mzs vôs-sa (possessive determiner) · sh tvoj (possessive determiner) · sv dina (possessive determiner) · hi तेरा (possessive determiner) · es tuyo (possessive determiner) · sk tvoj (possessive determiner) · fi sinun (possessive determiner) · fi -si (possessive determiner) · ja 汝が (possessive determiner) · ur تیرا (possessive determiner) · tl iyong (possessive determiner) · ur تمھارا (possessive determiner) · az sənin (possessive determiner) · fi sinun ...si (possessive determiner) · got 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (possessive determiner) · sv ditt (possessive determiner) · vi của em (possessive determiner) · pt teu (possessive determiner) · sv din (possessive determiner) · mk твој (possessive determiner) · de deine (possessive determiner) · cop ⲡⲉ m ⲧⲉ f ⲛⲉ (possessive determiner) · ja 汝の (possessive determiner) · fr tes (possessive determiner) · got þeinata (possessive determiner) · egy k (possessive determiner) · cmn 你的 (possessive determiner) · got 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌰 (possessive determiner) · hi तुम्हारा (possessive determiner) · da din (possessive determiner) · tr seninki (possessive determiner) · ar ـك (possessive determiner) · sh твој (possessive determiner) · uk твій (possessive determiner) · pt tua (possessive determiner) · de deine (possessive determiner) · da dine (possessive determiner) · bg твой (possessive determiner) · tr seninkiler (possessive determiner) · arz ـك (possessive determiner) · tr senin (possessive determiner) · fr ton (possessive determiner) · fr ta (possessive determiner) · eo cia (possessive determiner) · got 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (possessive determiner) · ko 너의 (possessive determiner) · it tuo (possessive determiner)

thy en · CCONJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• [ˈðaɪ̯]
• /ˈðaɪ̯/
• (US) audio

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Only used in for thy, for-thy, which is an alternative form of forthy (“because, therefore”).
   • For-thy it round and hollow shaped was, Like to the world itselfe, and seem'd aworld of glass. 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene:
   • Wallace knew well the Englishmen would flee, For thy he thrusted in the thickest to be, Hewing full fast on whomsoever he fought, Against his dint fine steel availed nought. 1713, Robert Sanders, transl., The Life and Acts of Sir William Wallace:
   • For thy it bring: us nearer to the Godhead is nonsense, Daya, if not blasphemy. 1791, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, William TAYLOR (of Norwich.), Nathan the Wise. A dramatic poem, page 24:

Relateds

why · forwhy