þau

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See also: yau, thau, and thău

Gothic

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Romanization

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þau

  1. Romanization of 𐌸𐌰𐌿

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /θøːɥ/

Pronoun

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þau n pl

  1. (personal pronoun) they (referring to a mixed male/female group), nominative plural of það (it)
    Þau eru skemmtileg
    They are fun.
    Þau elska þau.
    They love them.
  2. (personal pronoun) them (referring to a mixed male/female group), accusative plural of það (it)
    Þau elska þau
    They love them.

See also

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þō (they, those), plural neuter of *sa (that). Cognate with Old English þā, Old Saxon thē, Old High German diu, Gothic 𐌸𐍉 (þō).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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þau

  1. they, them (third-person nominative and accusative plural neuter personal pronoun)
  2. those (nominative and accusative plural neuter demonstrative pronoun)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: þau
  • Faroese: tey
  • Old Swedish: þø̄n, þø̄
  • Old Gutnish: þaun