τη

See also: τῆ and τῇ

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Form of την (tin), from Ancient Greek τήν (tḗn)

Article

τη • (ti) f

  1. (definite) accusative feminine singular of ο (o) (the)
Usage notes
  • The alternative form την (tin) is only used when the following letter is a vowel or a plosive consonant (ie κ, ξ, π, τ, ψ, γκ, ντ, μπ).
Declension
The definite article
number singular plural
gender m f n m f n
nominative ο η το οι οι τα
genitive του της του των των των
accusative το(ν)* τη(ν)* το τους τις τα
* The final "ν" is preserved before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants:
      κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ

1. Archaic forms used in certain fixed phrases:
      τοις (tois), τας (tas)

Pronoun

τη • (ti) (weak personal pronoun)

  1. she (3rd person feminine singular, nominative)
Third person forms
Number (style) singular (familiar) plural (formal)
strong weak strong weak
m f n m f n m f n m f n
nominative αυτός • αυτή • αυτό • τος • τη • το • αυτοί • αυτές • αυτά • τοι • τες • τα •
genitive αυτού • αυτής • αυτού • του • † της • † του • † αυτών • αυτών • αυτών • τους • † τους • † τους • †
accusative αυτόν • αυτήν • αυτό • τον • την • το • αυτούς • αυτές • αυτά • τους • τις •, τες •‡ τα •
  There is no 3rd person vocative case.
† These terms double as possessive pronouns.
‡ "τις" is used before a verb, "τες" after a verb..
  All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, “I”).

Etymology 2

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek τῇ (têi), dative singular of ἡ (hē)

Article

τη • (ti) f sg

  1. monotonic form of the ancient dative τῇ, feminine dative singular of ὁ (ho)
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