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[edit] English

Most common English words: use « used « began « #253: thy » less » till » next

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English thi, thy, apocopated form of thin thine, thyn (“‘thy, thine’”), from Old English þīn (“‘thy, thine’”), genitive of þū (“‘thou’”). More at thou

[edit] Pronoun

thy

  1. (archaic) That belongs to thee; the possessive form of thou.
  2. (archaic or literary) your (informal); that belongs to you (singular).
[edit] Translations
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  • Finnish: sinun + -si possessive suffix appended to the thing(s) owned
  • French: ton m sing, ta f sing, tes m & f pl (Note: In French, the gender of this adjective agrees with the thing(s) owned, not with the owner.)
  • German: dein de(de) m., deine de(de) f.
  • Italian: tuo m sing, tua f sing, tuoi m. pl., tue f. pl. (Note: In Italian, the gender of this adjective agrees with the thing(s) owned, not with the owner.)
  • Polish: twój
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[edit] Etymology 2

Middle English thy, short for for thy, forthy from Old English for þȳ [þe] "because [that]" from for (instrumental preposition) + þȳ "by that", instrumental case of þæt. More at the, that

[edit] Conjunction

thy

  1. (obsolete) because
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