thereof

English edit

Alternative forms edit

therof (obsolete)

Etymology edit

From Middle English thereof, therof, ther-of, ther of, from Old English þǣrof; equivalent to there +‎ of. Compare Swedish därav.

Pronunciation edit

(General American) IPA^(key): /ðɛˈɹʌv/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ðɛəˈɹɒv/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒv, -ʌv

Adverb edit

thereof (not comparable)

Of this, that, or it.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Chronicles 3:7:
  Hee [Solomon] ouerlaid also the house, the beames, the postes and the wals thereof, and the doores thereof with gold, and graued Cherubims on the walles.
- 1998, Eve 6 (lyrics and music), “Inside Out”, in Eve 6:
  I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds / But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
From that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence.

Derived terms edit

sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof

Translations edit

of this, that, or it

Bulgarian: от това (ot tova)
Catalan: en (ca)
Dutch: daarvan (nl)
Finnish: tuon (fi), sen (fi)
French: de (fr) ceci (fr), de cela (fr), de ça (fr), en (fr) class pronoun
German: davon (de)
Greek: τούτου (el) (toútou)
Hungarian: annak (hu)
Italian: ne (it)
Portuguese: do mesmo m
Russian: из э́того (iz étovo), э́того (ru) (étovo), таково́й (ru) m (takovój)
Spanish: de esta, de esto, de ella, de ello

from that circumstance or origin; therefrom, thence

Dutch: daarvan (nl)
Hungarian: abból (hu), belőle (hu)
Russian: отту́да (ru) (ottúda), отсю́да (ru) (otsjúda)

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Romanian: ^{(please verify)} din acesta, ^{(please verify)} din cauza