þessi
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse [Term?] *þes-, þessi (neuter plural), sjá (nominative),[1] related to and from the same ultimate origin as the irregular inflection of Old Norse sá, a descendant from the likewise irregularly inflected Proto-Germanic *sa.[1] Cognate with Old English þes and Old High German dese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɛsːɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛsːɪ
Pronoun
þessi (feminine þessi, neuter þetta)
- (demonstrative) this, that (referring to both persons and things)
Declension
declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | þessi | þessi | þetta |
| accusative | þennan | þessa | þetta |
| dative | þessum | þessari | þessu |
| genitive | þessa | þessarar | þessa |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | þessir | þessar | þessi |
| accusative | þessa | þessar | þessi |
| dative | þessum | þessum | þessum |
| genitive | þessara | þessara | þessara |
Derived terms
- þetta er hebreska fyrir mér
References
- Old English and its relatives, Google books