þú

See also: þu and -þu

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θu/, [θuː]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uː

Pronoun

þú

  1. (personal, singular) you, thou
    Þú ert skemmtilegur.
    You are fun.
    Ertu nemandi?
    Are you a student?

Usage notes
  • After verbs the pronoun þú is either:
    separated:
    (separated)
    munt þú ― are you going to
    (separated)
    skalt þú ― you shall
    (separated)
    borðar þú ― do you eat
    (separated)
    hoppar þú ― do you jump
    (separated)
    sérð þú ― do you see
    or suffixed and changed into -ðu, -du, -tu or -u:
    (suffixed)
    muntu ― are you going to
    (suffixed)
    borðarðu ― do you eat
    (suffixed)
    viltu ― do you want to
    (suffixed)
    nennirðu ― could you be bothered to

Declension
  Icelandic personal pronouns
Icelandic personal pronouns
singular first person second person third person masculine third person feminine third person neuter
nominative ég, eg†, ek† þú hann hún, hon†, hón† það, þat†
accusative mig, mik† þig, þik† hann hana það, þat†
dative mér þér honum, hánum† henni því
genitive mín þín hans hennar þess
plural first person second person third person masculine third person feminine third person neuter
nominative við þið, þit† þeir þær þau
accusative okkur ykkur þá þær þau
dative okkur ykkur þeim þeim þeim
genitive okkar ykkar þeirra þeirra þeirra

Synonyms
  • (singular you): þér (formal, archaic)

Derived terms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognates: see there.

Pronoun

þú

  1. (in the singular) you

Declension

Descendants
  • Danish: du
  • Faroese: tú
  • Icelandic: þú
  • Norwegian: du
  • Old Swedish: þu
    • Swedish: du
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