See also: These, thèse, and þese

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (that), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.

PronunciationEdit

DeterminerEdit

these

  1. plural of this

Usage notesEdit

Depending on the context, the word those may be used either in place of or interchangeably with these.

TranslationsEdit

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PronounEdit

these

  1. plural of this

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AnagramsEdit

DutchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French thèse, from Latin thēsis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

these f (plural theses or thesen)

  1. statement, thesis, proposition
    Synonym: stelling
  2. thesis (lengthy essay)
    Synonyms: scriptie, proefschrift, dissertatie

Usage notesEdit

  • These and proefschrift are general terms for any thesis or dissertation submitted for the attainment of an academic degree, whereas scriptie usually refers specifically to a final assignment as part of a bachelor's or master's degree and dissertatie usually refers to a doctoral (Ph.D.) thesis.

LatinEdit

NounEdit

these

  1. ablative singular of thesis

Middle EnglishEdit

DeterminerEdit

these

  1. Alternative spelling of þese

PronounEdit

these

  1. Alternative spelling of þese

NounEdit

these

  1. Alternative spelling of þese (plural of þe (thigh))

Old DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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DeterminerEdit

these

  1. this, these

InflectionEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Middle Dutch: dēse
    • Dutch: deze, dit
    • Limburgish: deze

Further readingEdit

  • these”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old SaxonEdit

DeterminerEdit

these m

  1. this, these
    an thesum uueroldrīkea uuirkean scoldin: They should work on this world.

DeclensionEdit

DescendantsEdit

PortugueseEdit

NounEdit

these f (plural theses)

  1. Obsolete spelling of tese (used in Portugal until September 1911 and in Brazil until the 1940s).