thi
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *ćūs < *ćūs < *sūs, from Proto-Indo-European *suHs. Compare English sow, Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs), Latvian sivēns, and Latin sūs.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
thi m (plural thi, definite thiu, definite plural thitë)
Synonyms edit
References edit
Anong edit
Noun edit
thi
See also edit
References edit
- Schuessler, A. (2007) ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese. Honolulu, University of Hawaiʻi Press.
→ISBN, page 241: "It is not clear if and how the following may be related: Kachin bop ‘foam, froth’ (= swelling water), Rawang (Nung) thi bop ‘bubble’ (thi ‘water’)
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish thi, thy, Old Norse því, dative singular of þat, cognate with Swedish ty (“therefore”) and Norwegian Nynorsk di.
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
thi
- (dated) for (coordinating conjunction introducing an explanation)
- Synonym: for
- (archaic) therefore
- Synonym: derfor
- thi kendes for ret (phrase used in courtrooms to introduce the verdict)
- it is held that
References edit
“thi” in Den Danske Ordbog
Drehu edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
thi
References edit
- Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
thī
- vocative singular of thīus
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Determiner edit
thi
- Alternative spelling of þi (“thy”)
Etymology 2 edit
Determiner edit
thi
- Alternative spelling of þi (“the”)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronoun edit
thi
- Alternative spelling of þi (“thee”)
Etymology 4 edit
Pronoun edit
thi
- Alternative spelling of þi (“they”)
Etymology 5 edit
Adverb edit
thi
- Alternative spelling of þi (“the”)
Etymology 6 edit
Noun edit
thi (plural thies)
- Alternative spelling of þi (“thigh”)
Mizo edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thii, *thiʔ (“to die”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj (“to die”).
Verb edit
thi
- to die
References edit
- Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “thi”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society
Mohawk edit
Pronoun edit
thi
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Verb edit
-thí
- to say
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Adverb edit
thi
Synonyms edit
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *þiz, dative of *þū.
Pronoun edit
thi
- dative of thū
- accusative of thū
Inflection edit
1st person | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ik, ic, ih | wī, wīr |
Accusative | mī, mik, *mic | uns, unsig |
Genitive | mīn | unsa, *unser |
Dative | mī | uns, unsig |
2nd person | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | thu, tu | gī, ir |
Accusative | thī, thik, *thic | iu, |
Genitive | thīn | iuwa, *iuwer |
Dative | thī | iu |
3rd person | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | hē, hie | sia | it |
Accusative | imo | sia | it |
Genitive | sīn, is | iro | is |
Dative | imo | iro | imo |
Plural | |||
Nominative | sia, sie (masc. plur.) | ||
Accusative | sia, sie (masc. plur.) | ||
Genitive | iro | ||
Dative | im |
Descendants edit
Old Frisian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *þiz.
Pronoun edit
thī
- accusative/dative of thū
Inflection edit
Descendants edit
- West Frisian: dy
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *sa.
Alternative forms edit
Article edit
thī m (definite)
Old Saxon edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *þiz.
Pronoun edit
thī
Declension edit
Personal pronouns | |||||
Singular | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
Nominative | ik | thū | hē | siu | it |
Accusative | mī, me, mik | thī, thik | ina | sia | |
Dative | mī | thī | imu | iru | it |
Genitive | mīn | thīn | is | ira | is |
Dual | 1. | 2. | - | - | - |
Nominative | wit | git | - | - | - |
Accusative | unk | ink | - | - | - |
Dative | |||||
Genitive | unkero, unka | - | - | - | |
Plural | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
Nominative | wī, we | gī, ge | sia | sia | siu |
Accusative | ūs, unsik | eu, iu, iuu | |||
Dative | ūs | im | |||
Genitive | ūser | euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera | iro |
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
thi
Rawang edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)əj-n ~ m-ti-s.
Noun edit
thi
Southern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Verb edit
-thi
- to say
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Tarao edit
Noun edit
thi
References edit
- Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002) Tarao Grammar
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧]
- Homophone: Thi
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 詩.
Noun edit
(classifier bài) thi
Synonyms edit
- (poetry): thơ
Etymology 2 edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 試 (SV: thí).
Verb edit
thi
- to compete
- to take an examination
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /θiː/
- Homophones: thu, thŷ (South Wales only)
Etymology 1 edit
Pronoun edit
thi
- Aspirate mutation of ti.
Usage notes edit
Aspirate mutation is often not applied to the pronoun ti after a, â, gyda etc., even by speakers who consistently use the mutation with other words.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
ti | di | unchanged△ | thi |
△Irregular. | |||
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
thi
- Aspirate mutation of ti (“tee”).
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
ti | di | nhi | thi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Verb edit
-thi
- (intransitive) to say
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Verb edit
-thi
- (intransitive) to say
- (intransitive) to think, to imagine, to consider, to believe, to suppose
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronoun edit
-thi
- Combining stem of thina.
References edit
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thi”
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thi”