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þinn

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See also: yinn, thinn, and þínn

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þínn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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þinn (feminine þín, neuter þitt)

  1. your (singular)
    • Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)
      Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.
      If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.
    Er þetta bíllinn þinn?
    Is this your car?
  2. accusative singular of þinn
    Hver drap manninn þinn?
    Who killed your husband?
    • Matthew 26:52 (English and Icelandic)
      Jesús sagði við hann: „Slíðra sverð þitt! Allir, sem sverði bregða, munu fyrir sverði falla.“
      "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword."

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Old Norse

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Determiner

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þinn

  1. Alternative form of þínn (your)

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