thy
thy Lexical Profile
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• adjective
An archaic, poetic, or liturgical second-person singular possessive determiner meaning belonging to or associated with thee (your).
"Honor thy father and thy mother, as the ancient commandment instructs."
• pronoun
The possessive form of thou, used before a noun beginning with a consonant sound to indicate possession by a single person being addressed.
"In Shakespearean drama, a character might say, "Give thy thoughts no tongue," when advising caution to a close friend."
Word Nuance & Usage
In Early Modern English and liturgical usage, "thy" is used before words beginning with a consonant sound (e.g., "thy kingdom"), whereas "thine" is traditionally used before words beginning with a vowel sound or silent "h" (e.g., "thine eyes", "thine honor").
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English thi, a shortened form of thin ("thine") used before consonant sounds, derived from Old English þīn ("thy, thine"), the genitive of þū ("thou").