thi
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *ćūs < *ćūs < *sūs, from Proto-Indo-European *suHs. Compare English sow, Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs), Latvian sivēns, and Latin sūs.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θiː/
Synonyms
References
- Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 226
Anong
See also
References
- Schuessler, A. (2007) ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese. Honolulu, University of Hawaiʻi Press.
→ISBN, page 241: "It is not clear if and how the following may be related: Kachin bop ‘foam, froth’ (= swelling water), Rawang (Nung) thi bop ‘bubble’ (thi ‘water’)
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish thi, thy, Old Norse því, dative singular of þat, cognate with Swedish ty (“therefore”) and Norwegian Nynorsk di.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈti/, [ˈtˢi], [ˈtˢiˀ]
Conjunction
thi
References
“thi” in Den Danske Ordbog
Drehu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θi/
References
- Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tʰiː/, [t̪ʰiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ti/, [t̪iː]
Middle English
Mizo
Alternative forms
- thih
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thii, *thiʔ (“to die”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj (“to die”).
References
- Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940) “thi”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society
Mohawk
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Norwegian Bokmål
Synonyms
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þiz, dative of *þū.
Inflection
1st person | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ik, ic, ih | wī, wīr |
Accusative | mī, mik, *mic | uns, unsig |
Genitive | mīn | unsa, *unser |
Dative | mī | uns, unsig |
2nd person | Singular | Plural |
Nominative | thu, tu | gī, ir |
Accusative | thī, thik, *thic | iu, |
Genitive | thīn | iuwa, *iuwer |
Dative | thī | iu |
3rd person | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | hē, hie | sia | it |
Accusative | imo | sia | it |
Genitive | sīn, is | iro | is |
Dative | imo | iro | imo |
Plural | |||
Nominative | sia, sie (masc. plur.) | ||
Accusative | sia, sie (masc. plur.) | ||
Genitive | iro | ||
Dative | im |
Old Frisian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *þiz.
Inflection
Descendants
- West Frisian: dy
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *sa.
Alternative forms
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þiz.
Declension
Personal pronouns | |||||
Singular | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
Nominative | ik | thū | hē | siu | it |
Accusative | mī, me, mik | thī, thik | ina | sia | |
Dative | mī | thī | imu | iru | it |
Genitive | mīn | thīn | is | ira | is |
Dual | 1. | 2. | - | - | - |
Nominative | wit | git | - | - | - |
Accusative | unk | ink | - | - | - |
Dative | |||||
Genitive | unkero, unka | - | - | - | |
Plural | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
Nominative | wī, we | gī, ge | sia | sia | siu |
Accusative | ūs, unsik | eu, iu, iuu | |||
Dative | ūs | im | |||
Genitive | ūser | euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera | iro |
Pali
Alternative forms
- 𑀣𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- थि (Devanagari script)
- থি (Bengali script)
- ථි (Sinhalese script)
- ထိ (Burmese script)
- ถิ (Thai script)
- ᨳᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ຖິ (Lao script)
- ថិ (Khmer script)
- 𑄗𑄨 (Chakma script)
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧]
- Homophone: Thi
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 詩.
Synonyms
- (poetry): thơ
Welsh
Usage notes
Aspirate mutation is often not applied to the pronoun ti after a, â, gyda etc., even by speakers who consistently use the mutation with other words.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Verb
-thi
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thi”
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thi”