thi
Albanian
Alternative forms
- thaj (Gheg) [θaj]
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/
Noun
thi m (indefinite plural thi, definite singular thiu, definite plural thitë)
- pig
Synonyms
- derr
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
Noun
thi
- water
See also
- tɕʰɑ³¹ŋɑ⁵⁵
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈti/, [ˈtˢi], [ˈtˢiˀ]
Conjunction
thi
- (dated) for (coordinating conjunction introducing an explanation)
- Synonym: for
- (archaic) therefore
- thi kendes for ret (phrase used in courtrooms to introduce the verdict)
- it is held that
- Synonym: derfor
References
“thi” in Den Danske Ordbog
Drehu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θi/
Noun
thi
- (anatomy) breast
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]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ti/, [t̪iː]
Noun
thī
- vocative singular of thīus
Middle English
Determiner
thi
- Alternative spelling of þi (“thy”)
Determiner
thi
- Alternative spelling of þi (“the”)
Pronoun
thi
- Alternative spelling of þi (“thee”)
Pronoun
thi
- Alternative spelling of þi (“they”)
Adverb
thi
- Alternative spelling of þi (“the”)
Noun
thi (plural thies)
- Alternative spelling of þi (“thigh”)
Mohawk
Pronoun
thi
- that
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Verb
-thí
- to say
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse því.
Adverb
thi
- (archaic or poetic) because, for, since
Synonyms
- fordi
Old Dutch
Thi.
1.- Thee.
Old Frisian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *þiz.
Pronoun
thī
- accusative/dative of thū
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd m | 3rd f | 3rd n | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| nominative | ik | thū | hī | hiū, hiō | hit | wī | jī | hiā |
| accusative | mī | thī | hine | hiā | hit | ūs | jū, jō | hiā |
| dative | mī | thī | him | hire, hiāre | him | ūs | jū, jō | him, hirem, hiārem |
| genitive | mīn | thīn | sīn | hire, hiāre | sīn | ūser | jūwer | hira, hiāra |
Descendants
- West Frisian: dy
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *sa.
Alternative forms
- tī
Article
thī m (definite)
- that
- the
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
- thik
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þiz.
Pronoun
thī
- thee, you
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 | inker, inka | - | - | - |
| 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 | ||
Rawang
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)əj-n ~ m-ti-s.
Noun
thi
- water
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Verb
-thi
- to say
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Tarao
Noun
thi
- blood
References
- 2002, Chungkham Yashwanta Singh, Tarao Grammar
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧]
- Homophone: Thi
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 詩.
Noun
(classifier bài) thi
- (literary) poetry
Synonyms
- (poetry): thơ
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 試 (SV: thí).
Verb
thi
- to compete
- to take an examination
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θiː/
- Homophones: thu, thŷ (South Wales only)
Pronoun
thi
- Aspirate mutation of ti.
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.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| ti | di | unchanged△ | thi |
| △Irregular. | |||
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Noun
thi
- Aspirate mutation of ti (“tee”).
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| ti | di | nhi | thi |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Verb
-thi
- (intransitive) to say
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).
Verb
-thi
- (intransitive) to say
- (intransitive) to think, to imagine, to consider, to believe, to suppose
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronoun
-thi
- Combining stem of thina.
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”