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Pronunciation / Transliteration: too
"Tu sei mio amico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An archaic or dialect form of the second person singular pronoun used to address one person.
"Thou art my friend." - 2
Used to indicate a person being addressed in a familiar or intimate manner.
"What dost thou wish to do?"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'thou' originates from Old English 'รพลซ', which is a second-person singular pronoun. It has its roots in Proto-Germanic '*รพลซ', and has evolved through Middle English, where it was commonly used in both religious and poetic contexts, before falling out of everyday use in favor of 'you'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thou" is said worldwide
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toi
Transliteration: twa
"Toi, tu es mon ami."
du
Transliteration: doo
"Du bist mein Freund."
tu
Transliteration: too
"Tu sei mio amico."
tรบ
Transliteration: too
"Tรบ eres mi amigo."
tu
Transliteration: too
"Tu รฉs meu amigo."
เคคเฅ
Transliteration: tu
"เคคเฅ เคฎเฅเคฐเคพ เคฆเฅเคธเฅเคค เคนเฅเฅค"
ไฝ
Transliteration: nว
"ไฝ ๆฏๆ็ๆๅใ"
๋
Transliteration: neo
"๋๋ ๋ด ์น๊ตฌ์ผ."
ๅ
Transliteration: kimi
"ๅใฏ็งใฎๅ้ใ ใ"
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