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)

  1. (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

References
  1. Old English and its relatives, Google books

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the same ultimate origin as sá and þat. Related to Old English se. Cognate with Old English þes, Old High German dese, English this and German diese.

Pronoun

þessi (neuter þetta)

  1. Alternative form of sjá.

Declension
Old Norse demonstrative pronouns
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sjá, þessi sjá, þessi þetta
accusative þenna, þennan þessa þetta
dative þessum, þeima þessi þessu, þvísa
genitive þessa þessar þessa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þessir þessar þessi
accusative þessa þessar þessi
dative þessum, þeima þessum, þeima þessum, þeima
genitive þessa, þessara þessa, þessara þessa, þessara


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