thi

Albanian

Alternative forms

• thaj — Gheg

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

References

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/, ,

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/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ti/,

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

Descendants

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

Old Frisian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronoun

thī

1. accusative/dative of thū

Inflection

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

Pali

Alternative forms

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):
• (Huế) IPA^(key):
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key):
• 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

Etymology 2

Noun

thi

1. Aspirate mutation of ti (“tee”).

Mutation

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”