thine

See also: Thine

English

Etymology

From Middle English thyn, þyn, from Old English þīn, from Proto-West Germanic *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; yours
    • 1996, Weird Al Yankovic (lyrics and music), “Amish Paradise”, in Bad Hair Day:
      But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine / Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699

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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 (thy)

Pronoun

thine (subjective þou)

  1. Alternative form of þin (thine)
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