þu
See also þú
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognate with Old Frisian thu, Old Saxon þu (Low German du), Old High German thū (German du), Old Norse þú, Gothic 𐌸𐌿 (þu), Latin tu (French and Italian tu, Spanish tú), Greek σύ (sý), Lithuanian tù, Old Church Slavonic тꙑ (ty) (Russian ты (ty)).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /θuː/
Pronoun
þū (personal)
- you (singular)
Inflection
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þū | ġit | ġē |
| accusative | þē, þeċ | inċ, incit | ēow, ēowic |
| genitive | þīn | inċer | ēower |
| dative | þē | inċ | ēow |
Descendants
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.
Pronoun
þū
Descendants
- Swedish: du