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Etymology 1
From the Middle English and Old English the.
Pronoun
thee (second person pronoun second person singular, objective case)
- (archaic, literary) You (singular).
- M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40
- When our Chiefs command us, we never require the reasons: I can say nothing else to thee.
- M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40
Usage notes
Thee is the objective case of thou, but it eventually came to be used by Quakers, Amish, and other Pennsylvania Dutch people in place of the nominative thou, along with the third person singular form of verbs.
- Thee is a little strange, I think.
Derived terms
Translations
you (singular)
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See also
English personal pronouns| Number | Person | Gender | Subject | Objective | Reflexive | Possessive | Possessive Pronoun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | First | — | I | me | myself | my | mine |
| Second | — | you, thou (archaic) | you, thee (archaic) | yourself, thyself (archaic) theeself (archaic) | your, thy (archaic) | yours, thine (archaic) | |
| Third | Masculine | he | him | himself | his | ||
| Feminine | she | her | herself | her | hers | ||
| Neuter | it | itself | its | its (rare) | |||
| Plural | First | — | we | us | ourselves | our | ours |
| Second | — | you, ye (archaic) | you | yourselves | your | yours | |
| Third | — | they | them | themselves | their | theirs | |
| Indefinite | Third | — | one | oneself | one's | — | |
Etymology 2
From Middle English theen (“to increase, prosper, flourish”), from Old English þēon (“to thrive, prosper, flourish, grow”), from Proto-Germanic *þinχanan (“to thrive, succeed”), from Proto-Indo-European *tenk-, *tenkh- (“to succeed, turn out well”). Cognate with Dutch gedijen (“to flourish”), German gedeihen (“to thrive”).
Verb
to thee (third-person singular simple present thees, present participle theeing, simple past and past participle theed)
Anagrams
Dutch
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on: TheeNoun
Gevuld theeglas Filled tea glassthee m. (plural theeën, diminutive theetje, diminutive plural theetjes)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Scots
Etymology
Old English þēoh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhom.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /θiː/
Noun
thee (plural thees)
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