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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch *thio, from Proto-West Germanic *þeuh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą. Compare West Frisian tsjea, English thigh, Icelandic þjó.
The expected modern form would be *die. The diphthongised form may have originated in the plural, where Middle Dutch dien could easily become dîen. Note the variant knijen for knieën in Early Modern Dutch. In the case of dij, the diphthong was likely reinforced by desire to avoid homophony with die (pronoun).
Noun
dij f (plural dijen, diminutive dijtje n)
- thigh
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch dî, from Old Dutch thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.
Pronoun
dij
- (archaic or obsolete, personal pronoun) Second-person singular, objective: thee
Dutch Low Saxon
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sa. See Dutch die.
Pronoun
dij
- (relative) who, which, that
Pite Sami
Etymology
Cognates include Northern Sami dii and Skolt Sami tij.
Pronoun
dij
- ye, you (plural)
Declension
See also
Pite Sami personal pronouns
References
- Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press