thi

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See also: Thi, thi-, thì, thí, thī, Thị, thị, ʈʰi, thĩ, thî, tʰi², þi, and þí

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ćūs < *ćūs < *sūs, from Proto-Indo-European *suHs. Compare English sow, Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs), Latvian sivēns, and Latin sūs.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. pig
    Synonym: derr

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 226

Further reading

  • thi”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Anong

Noun

thi

  1. water

See also

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

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

Noun

thi

  1. (anatomy) breast

References

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

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

Verb

thi

  1. to die

References

Mohawk

Pronoun

thi

  1. that

Namuyi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Pronoun

thi

  1. he, she, it

References

  • Fuminobu Nishida (2013) “Phonetics and phonology of Dzolo dialect of Namuyi”, in Artes Liberales, number 92, pages 21-54
  • Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language, Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 129

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

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
Declension
Old Frisian personal pronoun declensions
nominative accusative dative genitive
singular 1st person ik mīn
2nd person thū thī thī thīn
3rd
person
m hine him sīn
f hiū, hiō hiā hire, hiāre hire, hiāre
n hit hit him sīn
plural 1st person ūs ūs ūser
2nd person , , jūwer
3rd person hiā hiā him, hirem, hiārem hira, hiāra
Descendants
  • West Frisian: dy

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sa.

Alternative forms

Article

thī m (definite)

  1. that
  2. the

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronoun

thī

  1. thee, you

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative genitive
singular 1st person ik , me, mik mīn
2nd person thū thī, thik thī thīn
3rd
person
m ina imu is
f siu sia iru ira
n it it is
dual 1st person wit unk unkero, unka
2nd person git ink inker, inka
plural 1st person , we ūs, unsik ūs ūser
2nd person , ge eu, iu, iuu euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera
3rd
person
m sia im iro
f sia
n siu

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

(classifier bài) thi

  1. (literary) poetry
    Synonym: thơ
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Verb

thi

  1. to compete
    thicompetition
  2. to take an examination
    thiexamination
Derived terms
Descendants

Welsh

Pronunciation

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

Mutated forms of ti
radical soft nasal aspirate
ti di unchanged thi

Irregular.

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

Noun

thi

  1. Aspirate mutation of ti (tee).

Mutation

Mutated forms of ti
radical soft nasal aspirate
ti di nhi thi

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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