thee

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English, 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 Low German di (thee), German dir (thee, dative pron.), Icelandic þér (thee). More at thou.

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

  1. (archaic, literary) Objective case of thou.
    • M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisisana (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) Thou.
    • Thee is a little strange, I think.
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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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[edit] Etymology 2

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

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

  1. (archaic, literary) to thrive

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[edit] Etymology 3

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

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thee (plural thees)

  1. The name of the letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound IPA: /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.

Italic text====Related terms====

  • ith
  • eth, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

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[edit] Dutch

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Gevuld theeglas
Filled tea glass

thee m. (plural theeën, diminutive theetje)

  1. tea

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Old English þēoh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhan.

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thee (plural thees)

  1. thigh
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