þæt

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Pronoun 1.3.1 Declension 1.4 See also

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Representing the Indo-European demonstrative pronouns *te-, *to-, adapted in West Germanic languages as definite articles. Cognate with Old Saxon thē, thiu, that (Dutch de or het), Old High German ther, thiu, thaz (German der, die, das), Old Norse þat n., Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata) n., Greek το (to) n., Lithuanian tàs m., tà f., Slavic *tъ, *ta, *to (Russian тот (tot), та (ta), то (to)). See also s- stem variants represented by Old English se, sēo.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ðæt/

[edit] Pronoun

þæt n.

1. definite article: the

   þæt scip: the ship

2. demonstrative adjective: that, those

   þæt gewrit wrat Widsið: Widsith wrote that letter

3. pronoun: it, they

   æfter þam...: after that...

[edit] Declension

• Nominative: þæt (plural: þā)
• Accusative: þæt (plural þā)
• Genitive: þæs (plural: þāra, þǣra)
• Dative: þǣm, þām (plural: þǣm, þām)
• Instrumental: þȳ, þī, þōn

[edit] See also

Masculine se, feminine sēo.