þess

See also: Thess.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þess, from Proto-Germanic *þas, genitive of *sa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo, genitive of *só.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɛsː/

  Rhymes: -ɛsː

Pronoun

þess

1. genitive of það
2. neuter genitive singular of sá

Declension

Icelandic personal pronouns

singular	first person	second person	third person
			masculine	feminine	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	feminine	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

^† Archaic. See also honorific pronouns.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þas, genitive of *sa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo, genitive of *só.

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈθesː/

Pronoun

þess

1. masculine/neuter genitive singular of sá

Declension

Old Norse demonstrative pronouns

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sá	sú	þat
accusative	þann	þá	þat
dative	þeim	þeirri	því, þí
genitive	þess	þeirrar	þess
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þeir	þær	þau
accusative	þá	þær	þau
dative	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	þeira, þeirra	þeira, þeirra	þeira, þeirra

Descendants

• Icelandic: þess
• Faroese: tess
• Norwegian Bokmål: dess
• Norwegian Nynorsk: dess
• Old Swedish: þæs, þäs
  • Swedish: dess