þú

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Contents 1 Icelandic 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Pronoun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Usage notes 1.4.4 Inflection

[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Alternative spellings

• ðú (archaic)

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse þú, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognate with Old Frisian thu, Old Saxon þu (Low German du), English thou, Old High German thū (German du), Gothic 𐌸𐌿, Latin tu (French and Italian tu, Spanish tú), Greek σi (sý), Lithuanian tù, Old Church Slavonic тꙑ (ty) (Russian ты (ty)).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈθuː]
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[edit] Pronoun

þú(personal pronoun):

1. singular you, thou

   Þú ert skemmtilegur.

   You are fun.

   Ertu nemandi?

   Are you a student?

[edit] Synonyms

• (singular you, ye): þér (formal, archaic)

[edit] Derived terms

• ertu
• gangi þér vel
• þúbróðir/þúnautur
• þúa
• þú og hvaða her

[edit] Usage notes

• After verbs the pronoun þú is either:

  separated:

  (separated) munt þú (“‘are you going to’”)

  (separated) skalt þú (“‘you shall’”)

  (separated) borðar þú (“‘do you eat’”)

  (separated) hoppar þú (“‘do you jump’”)

  (separated) sérð þú (“‘do you see’”)

  or suffixed and changed into -ðu, -du, -tu or -u:

  (suffixed) muntu (“‘are you going to’”)

  (suffixed) borðarðu (“‘do you eat’”)

  (suffixed) muntþú (“‘will you’”)

  (suffixed) viltu (“‘do you want to’”)

  (suffixed) nennirðu (“‘could you be bothered to’”)

[edit] Inflection

Icelandic personal pronouns
singular	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	ég, eg†, ek†	þú	hann	hún, hon†, hón†	það, þat†
accusative	mig, mik†	þig, þik†	hann	hana	það, þat†
dative	mér	þér	honum, hánum†	henni	því
genitive	mín	þín	hans	hennar	þess
plural	first person	second person	third person masculine	third person feminine	third person neuter
nominative	við	þið, þit†	þeir	þær	þau
accusative	okkur	ykkur	þá	þær	þau
dative	okkur	ykkur	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	okkar	ykkar	þeirra	þeirra	þeirra