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thy

thy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [th ahy]
    • /ðaɪ/
    • /ˈðaɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [th ahy]
    • /ðaɪ/

Definitions of thy word

  • verb with object thy to address as “thou.”. 1
  • verb without object thy to use “thou” in discourse. 1
  • adjective thy your: singular possessive 1
  • determiner thy Thy is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for 'your' when you are talking to one person. 0
  • determiner thy belonging to or associated in some way with you (thou) 0
  • possessive pronominal adjective thy of, belonging to, made by, or done by thee: archaic var. of your 0

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Origin of thy

First appearance:

before 1125
One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English; variant of thine

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Thy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

thy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

thy usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with thy

  • our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name.?
  • what does thy mean?
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  • what is thy bidding my master?
  • o grave where is thy victory?
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  • how excellent is thy name?
  • how great is thy faithfulness?
  • how firm thy friendship?
  • when does love thy neighbor come on?
  • how lovely is thy dwelling place?
  • oh lord how excellent is thy name?
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  • what does hallowed be thy name mean?
  • death where is thy sting?

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