thie
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish taige (compare Scottish Gaelic taigh), a form of Old Irish tech, teg (compare modern Irish teach, tigh), from Proto-Celtic *tegos, from Proto-Indo-European *tegos (“cover, roof”).
Noun
thie m (genitive singular thie, plural thieyn)
- house, home, residency, habitation
- Ayns thie my ayrey ta ymmodee ynnydyn beaghee. ― In my father's house are many mansions.
- Breb y kayt shen magh ass y thie. ― Kick that cat out of the house.
- house, building
- Cre ta ny towshanyn jeh'n thie? ― What are the measurements of the house?
- Ta'n thie ain er un linney rish yn nah hie. ― Our house ranges with the next building.
- Ta ny thieyn d'yn droggal. ― The houses are under construction.
- Vel monney thieyn eu? ― Have you many houses?
Synonyms
- çhagh
Adjective
thie
- indoor
- domestic
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| thie | hie | dhie |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tech, teg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle English
Pronoun
thie
- Alternative form of þe (“thee”)
Old Dutch
Etymology
From earlier thē, replacing the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa, by analogy with the adjective inflection.
Pronoun
thie m
- that, that one
Alternative forms
- thē
Further reading
- “thie (III)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
- “thie (IV)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Determiner
thie m
- that
Inflection
Declension of thie
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | ||
| nominative | thie | that | thie-a | thia |
| accusative | thana | that | thie-a | thia |
| genitive | thes | thes | thero | thero |
| dative | themo | themo | thero | then |
| instrumental | thīu | |||
Alternative forms
- thē
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: die
- Dutch: de, de
- Afrikaans: die
- Limburgish: dae
- Dutch: de, de
Further reading
- “thie (III)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
- “thie (IV)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012