þin

See also: þín

Middle English

Alternative forms

• þine, þyn, þyne, thin, thine, thyn, thyne, þinne, thyen, theyn, tin, tine, yin

Etymology

From Old English þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *téynos (“thy; thine”), from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“thou”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiːn/
• IPA^(key): /ðiːn/
• IPA^(key): /tiːn/

Determiner

þin (nominative pronoun þou)

1. Second-person singular possessive determiner: thine, your.

Usage notes

When followed by a word starting with a consonant other than h-, þi or one of its variants is typically used.

Descendants

• English: thine (determiner)

Pronoun

þin (nominative þou)

1. Second-person singular pronoun indicating possession: thine, yours.

Descendants

• English: thine (pronoun)

References

• “thin, (pron.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 May 2018.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þīnaz, whence also Old High German dīn, Old Norse þínn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiːn/

Determiner

þīn

1. your (singular)

Declension

Declension of þīn — Strong only

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þīn	þīn	þīn
Accusative	þīnne	þīne	þīn
Genitive	þīnes	þīnre	þīnes
Dative	þīnum	þīnre	þīnum
Instrumental	þīne	þīnre	þīne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þīne	þīna, þīne	þīn
Accusative	þīne	þīna, þīne	þīn
Genitive	þīnra	þīnra	þīnra
Dative	þīnum	þīnum	þīnum
Instrumental	þīnum	þīnum	þīnum

Descendants

• Middle English: þin, þine, þyn, þyne, thin, thine, thyn, thyne, þinne, thyen, theyn, tin, tine, yin
  • English: thine
  • ⇒ Middle English: þi, they, thi, thy, ti, ty, þei, þey, þhi, þy, yi, yhi (apocopated variant)
    • English: thy

Pronoun

þīn

1. genitive of þū: yours or of you (singular)