thine

See also: Thine

English

Etymology

From Middle English thyn, þyn, from Old English þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz. Cognate to German dein, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian din, Faroese tín and Icelandic þinn.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: thīn, IPA(key): /ðaɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪn

Determiner

thine

  1. (archaic) Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

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Pronoun

thine

  1. (archaic) Singular second person possessive pronoun.
    If I finish all of my chores, and thou finishest thine...

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Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɪnʲə]

Noun

thine

  1. Lenited form of tine.

Middle English

Determiner

thine (subjective pronoun þou)

  1. Alternative form of þin.

Pronoun

thine (subjective þou)

  1. Alternative form of þin.

References

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