thie

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish taige (compare Scottish Gaelic taigh), a form of Old Irish tech, teg (compare modern Irish teach, tigh), from Proto-Celtic *tegos, from Proto-Indo-European *tegos (“cover, roof”).

Noun

thie m (genitive singular thie, plural thieyn)

1. house, home, residency, habitation

   Ayns thie my ayrey ta ymmodee ynnydyn beaghee. ― In my father's house are many mansions.

   Breb y kayt shen magh ass y thie. ― Kick that cat out of the house.

2. house, building

   Cre ta ny towshanyn jeh'n thie? ― What are the measurements of the house?

   Ta'n thie ain er un linney rish yn nah hie. ― Our house ranges with the next building.

   Ta ny thieyn d'yn droggal. ― The houses are under construction.

   Vel monney thieyn eu? ― Have you many houses?

Synonyms

• çhagh

Adjective

thie

1. indoor
2. domestic

Mutation

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tech, teg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Middle English

Pronoun

thie

1. Alternative form of þe (“thee”)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From earlier thē, replacing the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa, by analogy with the adjective inflection.

Pronoun

thie m

1. that, that one

Alternative forms

• thē

Further reading

• “thie (III)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
• “thie (IV)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Determiner

thie m

1. that

Inflection

Alternative forms

• thē

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: die
  • Dutch: de, de
    • Afrikaans: die
  • Limburgish: dae

Further reading

• “thie (III)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
• “thie (IV)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012