þú

See also: þu and -þu

Contents

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θu/, [θuː]

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -uː

Pronoun

þú

1. (personal, singular) you, thou

   Þú ert skemmtilegur.

   You are fun.

   Ertu nemandi?

   Are you a student?

Usage notes

• After verbs the pronoun þú is either:

  separated:

  (separated)

  munt þú ― are you going to

  (separated)

  skalt þú ― you shall

  (separated)

  borðar þú ― do you eat

  (separated)

  hoppar þú ― do you jump

  (separated)

  sérð þú ― do you see

  or suffixed and changed into -ðu, -du, -tu or -u:

  (suffixed)

  muntu ― are you going to

  (suffixed)

  borðarðu ― do you eat

  (suffixed)

  viltu ― do you want to

  (suffixed)

  nennirðu ― could you be bothered to

Declension

  Icelandic personal pronouns

Icelandic personal pronouns
singular	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	ég, eg†, ek†	þú	hann	hún, hon†, hón†	það, þat†
accusative	mig, mik†	þig, þik†	hann	hana	það, þat†
dative	mér	þér	honum, hánum†	henni	því
genitive	mín	þín	hans	hennar	þess
plural	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	við	þið, þit†	þeir	þær	þau
accusative	okkur	ykkur	þá	þær	þau
dative	okkur	ykkur	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	okkar	ykkar	þeirra	þeirra	þeirra

Synonyms

• (singular you): þér (formal, archaic)

Derived terms

• ertu
• gangi þér vel
• þúa
• þúbróðir/þúnautur
• þú og hvaða her
• þúst

 

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

• þér (plural form)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognates: see there.

Pronoun

þú

1. (in the singular) you

Declension

• nominative: þú
• genitive: þín
• dative: þér
• accusative: þik

Descendants

• Danish: du
• Faroese: tú
• Icelandic: þú
• Norwegian: du
• Old Swedish: þu
  • Swedish: du