Definitions For Thee

Etymology 1

From Middle English thee, the, from Middle English þē, t=thee, pos=originally dative, but later also accusative, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, þiz, , thee}}, from {{inh, en, ine-pro, *te, , second-person singular pronoun}}. Cognate with {{cog, nds-de, di, , thee}}, {{cog, de, dir, , thee, pos=dative pron.}}, {{cog, is, þér, , thee}}. More at thou.

Pronunciation

{{enPR, thē}}, /ðiː/ (audio stream unavailable) {{rhymes, en, iː}} {{homophones, en, the}} (when stressed)

Pronoun

{{en-pron, desc=second-person singular, objective case, nominative, thou, reflexive, thyself}} (now, chiefly, archaic, literary) {{non-gloss definition, objective case, objective and reflexive case of thou.}} from 8th c. (now, chiefly, archaic, dialect) thou, thou. from 12th c.

Derived terms

get thee behind me

Translations

Arabic: ـكَ, m-s, ـكِ, f-s, إِيَّاكَ, m-s, إِيَّاكِ, f-s Chinese: : Mandarin: 你, sc=Hani, 汝, sc=Hani, 尔, sc=Hani Czech: tě, tebe, ti, tobě, tebou French: {{qualifier, informal and addressing one person; used after a preposition}} toi, {{qualifier, informal and addressing one person; used before a verb}} te German: dich, dir Hungarian: téged Irish: thú Italian: {{qualifier, informal and addressing one person; used after a preposition}} te, {{qualifier, informal and addressing one person; used before a verb}} ti Norwegian: deg Polish: cię Portuguese: tu, ti Russian: тебя́ {{qualifier, genitive, accusative}}, тебе́ {{qualifier, dative, prepositional}}, тобо́й {{qualifier, instrumental}} Slovak: ťa, teba, ti, tebe, tebou Spanish: te, ti Swedish: dig Ukrainian: тебе́, тобі́ thou

Verb

thees , theeing , theed (transitive) To address#verb, address (a person) using the pronoun thee. : {{synonyms, en, thou}} (intransitive) To use#verb, use the word#noun, word thee. : {{synonyms, en, thou}}

See also

{{English personal pronouns}}

Etymology 2

From Middle English theen, , to increase, prosper, flourish, from {{inh, en, ang, þēon, , to thrive, prosper, flourish, grow}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, þinhaną, , to thrive, succeed}}, from {{inh, en, ine-pro, *tenk-, , to succeed, turn out well}}. Cognate with {{cog, nl, gedijen, , to flourish, thrive, prosper, succeed}}, {{cog, de, gedeihen, , to thrive}}, {{cog, got, 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽, , to increase, thrive}}.

Pronunciation

{{enPR, thē}}, /θiː/ {{rhymes, en, iː}}

Alternative forms

the {{qualifier, Scotland}}

Verb

thees , theeing , theed (intransitive, UK, obsolete) To thrive; prosper.

Derived terms

theedom

Etymology 3

From Pitman zee, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.

Noun

THEE (plural THEEs) The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound {{IPAchar, /ð/, lang=en}} in pitman shorthand.

Related terms

ith eth, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

Anagrams

ethe