thee

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English [edit]

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Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English thee, the, from Old English þē (thee, originally dative, but later also accusative), from Proto-Germanic *þiz (thee), from Proto-Indo-European *te (second-person singular pronoun). Cognate with German Low German du (thee), German dir (thee, dative pron.), Icelandic þér (thee). More at thou.

Pronoun [edit]

thee second-person singular, objective case (nominative thou, reflexive theeself)

  1. (archaic, literary) Objective case of thou.
    • M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisiana (PG), p. 40
      When our Chiefs command us, we never require the reasons: I can say nothing else to thee.
  2. (Quaker, Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch English) Thou.
    • Thee is a little strange, I think.
Usage notes [edit]

When used in place of the nominative thou, thee uses the third-person singular form of verbs (see example at "quotations").

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Etymology 2 [edit]

From Middle English theen (to increase, prosper, flourish), from Old English þēon (to thrive, prosper, flourish, grow), from Proto-Germanic *þinhaną (to thrive, succeed), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk-, *tenkh- (to succeed, turn out well). Cognate with Dutch gedijen (to flourish, thrive, prosper, succeed), German gedeihen (to thrive), Gothic  (gaþeihan, to increase, thrive).

Alternative forms [edit]

  • the (Scotland)

Verb [edit]

thee (third-person singular simple present thees, present participle theeing, simple past and past participle theed)

  1. (intransitive, archaic, literary, UK dialectal) To thrive; prosper.
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Etymology 3 [edit]

From Pitman zee, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.

Noun [edit]

thee (plural thees)

  1. The name of the letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound IPA: /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.
Related terms [edit]
  • ith
  • eth, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

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Dutch [edit]

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Noun [edit]

Gevuld theeglas
Filled tea glass

thee m (plural theeën, diminutive theetje)

  1. tea

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Scots [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old English þēoh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teuk-.

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Noun [edit]

thee (plural thees)

  1. thigh