thi

See also: Thi, thi-, thì, thí, thī, Thị, thị, ʈʰi, thĩ, thî, þi, and þí

Albanian

Alternative forms

• thaj — Gheg [θaj]

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ćūs < *ćūs < *sūs, from Proto-Indo-European *suHs. Compare English sow, Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs), Latvian sivēns, and Latin sūs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiː/

Noun

thi m (plural thi, definite thiu, definite plural thitë)

1. pig

Synonyms

• derr

Anong

Noun

thi

1. water

See also

• tɕʰɑ³¹ŋɑ⁵⁵

References

• 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

Etymology

From Old Danish thi, thy, Old Norse því, dative singular of þat, cognate with Swedish ty (“therefore”) and Norwegian Nynorsk di.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti/, [ˈtˢi], [ˈtˢiˀ]

Conjunction

thi

1. (dated) for (coordinating conjunction introducing an explanation)

   Synonym: for

2. (archaic) therefore

   Synonym: derfor

   thi kendes for ret (phrase used in courtrooms to introduce the verdict)

   it is held that

References

“thi” in Den Danske Ordbog

Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θi/

Noun

thi

1. (anatomy) breast

References

• 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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /tʰiː/, [t̪ʰiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ti/, [t̪iː]

Noun

thī

1. vocative singular of thīus

Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

thi

1. Alternative spelling of þi (“thy”)

Etymology 2

Determiner

thi

1. Alternative spelling of þi (“the”)

Etymology 3

Pronoun

thi

1. Alternative spelling of þi (“thee”)

Etymology 4

Pronoun

thi

1. Alternative spelling of þi (“they”)

Etymology 5

Adverb

thi

1. Alternative spelling of þi (“the”)

Etymology 6

Noun

thi (plural thies)

1. Alternative spelling of þi (“thigh”)

Mizo

Alternative forms

• thih

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thii, *thiʔ (“to die”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj (“to die”).

Verb

thi

1. to die

References

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940) “thi”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

Mohawk

Pronoun

thi

1. that

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).

Verb

-thí

1. to say

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse því.

Adverb

thi

1. (archaic or poetic) because, for, since

Synonyms

• fordi

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þiz, dative of *þū.

Pronoun

thi

1. dative of thū
2. accusative of thū

Inflection

Old Dutch personal pronouns

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

• Middle Dutch: di
• Dutch: dij (dialectal)

Old Frisian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronoun

thī

1. accusative/dative of thū

Inflection

Old Frisian personal pronoun declensions

	singular					plural
	1st	2nd	3rd m	3rd f	3rd n	1st	2nd	3rd
nominative	ik	thū	hī	hiū, hiō	hit	wī	jī	hiā
accusative	mī	thī	hine	hiā	hit	ūs	jū, jō	hiā
dative	mī	thī	him	hire, hiāre	him	ūs	jū, jō	him, hirem, hiārem
genitive	mīn	thīn	sīn	hire, hiāre	sīn	ūser	jūwer	hira, hiāra

Descendants

• West Frisian: dy

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sa.

Alternative forms

• tī

Article

thī m (definite)

1. that
2. the

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• thik

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronoun

thī

1. thee, you

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns

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	inker, inka	-	-	-
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

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀣𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• थि (Devanagari script)
• থি (Bengali script)
• ථි (Sinhalese script)
• ထိ (Burmese script)
• ถิ (Thai script)
• ᨳᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຖິ (Lao script)
• ថិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄗𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

thi

1. vocative singular of thī (“woman”)

Rawang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)əj-n ~ m-ti-s.

Noun

thi

1. water

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).

Verb

-thi

1. to say

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tarao

Noun

thi

1. blood

References

• Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002) Tarao Grammar (in Tarao)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˧˧]
• Homophone: Thi

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 詩.

Noun

(classifier bài) thi

1. (literary) poetry

Synonyms

• (poetry): thơ

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 試 (SV: thí). Doublet of thử.

Verb

thi

1. to compete
2. to take an examination

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiː/
• Homophones: thu, thŷ (South Wales only)

Etymology 1

Pronoun

thi

1. Aspirate mutation of ti.

Usage notes

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

Welsh mutation
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

Noun

thi

1. Aspirate mutation of ti (“tee”).

Mutation

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

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).

Verb

-thi

1. (intransitive) to say

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).

Verb

-thi

1. (intransitive) to say
2. (intransitive) to think, to imagine, to consider, to believe, to suppose

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

-thi

1. Combining stem of thina.

References

• 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”