þes

See also: yes, thes, and thés

Old English

Etymology

West Germanic *þes-, from the same ultimate origin as þæt. Cognate with Old High German dese, Old Norse þessi and sjá,[1] related to sá.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θes/

Determiner

þes (demonstrative)

  1. this

Pronoun

þes m (demonstrative)

  1. this

Declension
Declension of þes
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative þes þēos þis
Accusative þisne þās þis
Genitive þisses þisse, þisre þisses
Dative þissum þisse, þisre þissum
Instrumental þȳs þȳs
Plural
Nominative þās
Accusative þās
Genitive þisra
Dative þissum
Instrumental

In later language the feminine genitive and dative singular is also þissere, þisre, and the genitive plural is also þissera, þisra.

References
  1. Old English and Its Closest Relatives: A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages, Google books
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