Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thine

/ðaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: thine
IPA: /ðaɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

det

Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

Archaic

pron

Second-person singular possessive pronoun; yours.

Archaic

det

Honorific alternative letter-case form of thine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

pron

Honorific alternative letter-case form of thine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Example Sentences

"Thine oxe shall be slaine before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine asse shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shal not be restored to thee: thy sheepe shall bee giuen vnto thine enemies, and thou shalt haue none to rescue them."
"Thine alabaster cities gleam / Undimmed by human tears!"
"But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine / Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699"
"Forth on Thine errands send us / To labour for Thy sake."

Etymology

From Middle English thyn, þyn, from Old English þīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz. Cognate to German dein, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian din, Faroese tín and Icelandic þinn.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: thyn, þīn, *þīn, *þīnaz

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ðaɪn/

Usage

Archaic

Derived Forms

thineself thineselves

Phrases

to thine own self be true

Frequently Paired Words

thee thou thy your yours

Rhymes With

line fine design sign mine nine wine decline define divine shine pine

Questions

How do you pronounce thine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ðaɪn/.
What does thine mean?: Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
Where does thine come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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