these

See also: These and thèse

English

Etymology

Middle English thes, from Old English þas, from Proto-Germanic.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: thēz, IPA(key): /ðiːz/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ðiz/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːz

Determiner

these

  1. plural of this

Note: depending on the context, the word those may be used either in place of or interchangeably with these.

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Pronoun

these

  1. plural of this

Translations
plural of this
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Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French thèse, from Latin thēsis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈteː.zə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: the‧se
  • Rhymes: -eːzə

Noun

these f (plural theses or thesen)

  1. statement, thesis, proposition
    Synonym: stelling

Latin

Noun

these

  1. ablative singular of thesis

Old Dutch

Determiner

these

  1. this, these

Inflection
Declension of these
Singular Plural
Masculine Neuter Feminine
nominative these thit thiusa thiese
accusative thesen thit thesa thesa
genitive theses theses therro therre
dative thesemo thesemo therro thesum
instrumental thise


Descendants

Further reading
  • “these”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Determiner

these m

  1. this, these
    an thesum uueroldrīkea uuirkean scoldin: They should work on this world.

Declension
Declension of these
Singular Plural
Masculine Neuter Feminine
nominative these thit thius thesa
accusative thesan thit thesa thesa
genitive theses theses thesaro thesaro
dative thesemu thesemu thesaru thesum
instrumental thîs


Descendants
  • Low German: düsse, disse

Portuguese

Noun

these f (plural theses)

  1. Obsolete spelling of tese (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
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