þeira
Old Norse
editAlternative forms
edit- þeirra — Icelandic-Faroese
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᛁᛉᛟ (þaiʀo /þaizō/), from Proto-Germanic *þaizǭ, genitive plural of *sa (“that”). Cognate with Old English þāra, Old Saxon thero, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 (þizē).
Pronoun
editþeira
Declension
editOld Norse personal pronouns
| number | first person | second person | reflexive | third person | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | singular | singular masculine | singular feminine | singular neuter | ||
| nominative | ek | þú | hann | hon, hón, hǫ́n | þat | |
| accusative | mik | þik | sik | hann | hana, hána | þat |
| dative | mér | þér | sér | hánum, hónum, hǫ́num | henni | því |
| genitive | mín | þín | sín | hans | hennar | þess |
| case | dual | |||||
| nominative | vit | it, þit | ||||
| accusative | okkr | ykkr | sik | |||
| dative | okkr | ykkr | sér | |||
| genitive | okkar | ykkar | sín | |||
| case | plural | plural masculine | plural feminine | plural neuter | ||
| nominative | vér | ér, þér | þeir | þær | þau | |
| accusative | oss | yðr | sik | þá | þær | þau |
| dative | oss | yðr | sér | þeim | þeim | þeim |
| genitive | vár | yðar, yðvar | sín | þeira, þeirra | þeira, þeirra | þeira, þeirra |
Old Norse demonstrative pronouns