Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [th ou]
- /ðaʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [th ou]
- /ðaʊ/
Definitions of thous word
- verb with object thous to address as “thou.”. 1
- verb without object thous to use “thou” in discourse. 1
- noun plural thous one thousand dollars, pounds, etc. 1
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Origin of thous
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English thū; cognate with German, Middle Dutch du, Old Norse thū, Gothic thu, Old Irish tú, Welsh, Cornish ti, Latin tū, Doric Greek tý, Lithuanian tù, OCS ty; akin to Sanskrit tvam; (v.) late Middle English thowen, derivative of the pronoun
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Thous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.