thou'rt

English

Alternative forms

• thou 'rt (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ðaʊɹt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ðaʊət/, /ðɑːt/
• Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ)t, -ɑːt

Contraction

thou’rt

1. (archaic) Contraction of thou art.
   • 17th century, Abraham Cowley, Against Fruition:

     No; thou’rt a fool, I'll swear, if e’re thou grant;
     Much of my veneration thou must want,
     When once thy kindness puts my ignorance out;
     For a learn’d Age is always least devout.