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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þess, from Proto-Germanic *þas, genitive of *sa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo, genitive of *só.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
þess
- genitive of það
- neuter genitive singular of sá
Declension
Icelandic personal pronouns
| Icelandic personal pronouns
|
| singular
|
first person
|
second person
|
third person masculine
|
third person feminine
|
third person neuter
|
| nominative
|
ég, eg†, ek†
|
þú
|
hann
|
hún, hon†, hón†
|
það, þat†
|
| accusative
|
mig, mik†
|
þig, þik†
|
hann
|
hana
|
það, þat†
|
| dative
|
mér
|
þér
|
honum, hánum†
|
henni
|
því
|
| genitive
|
mín
|
þín
|
hans
|
hennar
|
þess
|
|
|
| plural
|
first person
|
second person
|
third person masculine
|
third person feminine
|
third person neuter
|
| nominative
|
við
|
þið, þit†
|
þeir
|
þær
|
þau
|
| accusative
|
okkur
|
ykkur
|
þá
|
þær
|
þau
|
| dative
|
okkur
|
ykkur
|
þeim
|
þeim
|
þeim
|
| genitive
|
okkar
|
ykkar
|
þeirra
|
þeirra
|
þeirra
|
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þas, genitive of *sa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo, genitive of *só.
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈθesː/
Pronoun
þess
- masculine/neuter genitive singular of sá
Declension
Old Norse demonstrative pronouns
Descendants