þu
Gothic
Romanization
þū
- Romanization of 𐌸𐌿
Middle English
Pronoun
þu
- Alternative form of þou
References
- “thou, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 May 2018.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognate with Old Frisian thu, Old Saxon þu (Low German du), Old High German thū (German du), Old Norse þú, Gothic 𐌸𐌿 (þu), Latin tu (French and Italian tu, Spanish tú), Greek σύ (sý), Lithuanian tù, Old Church Slavonic тꙑ (ty) (Russian ты (ty)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θuː/
Pronoun
þū
- you (nominative singular)
Inflection
Old English personal pronouns
| 1st person | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iċ, ih | wit | wē |
| Accusative | meċ, mē | uncit, unc | ūsiċ, ūs |
| Genitive | mīn | uncer | ūser, ūre |
| Dative | mē | unc | ūs |
| 2nd person | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | þū | ġit | ġē |
| Accusative | þeċ, þē | incit, inċ | ēowic, ēow |
| Genitive | þīn | inċer | ēower |
| Dative | þē | inċ | ēow |
| 3rd person | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hē | hēo, hīo | hit |
| Accusative | hine | hīe | hit |
| Genitive | his | hire, hiere | his |
| Dative | him | hire, hiere | him |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hīe, hī | ||
| Accusative | hīe, hī | ||
| Genitive | hiera, heora | ||
| Dative | hem, heom |
Descendants
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.
Pronoun
þū
Declension
Old Swedish personal pronouns
| first person | second person | reflexive | third person | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | ||||||
| nominative | iak, iæk | þū | — | han | hōn | þæt |
| accusative | mik | þik | sik | han | hana, hōna | þæt |
| dative | mǣr, mik | þǣr, þik | sǣr, sik | hōnum, hānum | hænni | þȳ, þī |
| genitive | mīn | þīn | sīn | hans | hænna(r) | þæs |
| dual | ||||||
| nominative | vit | it | — | — | — | — |
| accusative | oker | *iker | sik | — | — | — |
| dative | oker | *iker | sǣr, sik | — | — | — |
| genitive | okar | *ikar | sīn | — | — | — |
| plural | ||||||
| nominative | vī(r) | ī(r) | — | þē(r) | þā(r) | þø̄n, þē(n) |
| accusative | os, ōs | iþer | sik | þā | þā(r) | þø̄n, þē(n) |
| dative | os, ōs | iþer | sǣr, sik | þēm, þø̄m, þom | þēm, þø̄m, þom | þēm, þø̄m, þom |
| genitive | vār | iþar | sīn | þēra | þēra | þēra |
Descendants
- Swedish: du
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