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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) enPR: thēz, IPA(key): /ðiːz/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ðiz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːz
Determiner[edit]
these
- plural of this
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest[1]:
- He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.
- Seinfeld, The Alternate Side
- These pretzels are making me thirsty.
Usage notes[edit]
Depending on the context, the word those may be used either in place of or interchangeably with these.
Translations[edit]
plural of this
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Pronoun[edit]
these
Translations[edit]
plural of this
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Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (dated) thesis
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French thèse, from Latin thēsis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
these f (plural theses or thesen)
- statement, thesis, proposition
- Synonym: stelling
- thesis (lengthy essay)
- Synonyms: scriptie, proefschrift, dissertatie
Usage notes[edit]
- These and proefschrift are general terms for any thesis or dissertation submitted for the attainment of an academic degree, whereas scriptie usually refers specifically to a final assignment as part of a bachelor's or master's degree and dissertatie usually refers to a doctoral (Ph.D.) thesis.
Related terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
these
Middle English[edit]
Determiner[edit]
these
- Alternative spelling of þese
Pronoun[edit]
these
- Alternative spelling of þese
Noun[edit]
these
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Determiner[edit]
these
Inflection[edit]
Declension of these
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “these”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old Saxon[edit]
Determiner[edit]
these m
Declension[edit]
Declension of these
Descendants[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
these f (plural theses)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of tese.
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