thy

Second-person possessive, old

Thy is an archaic form that in modern English is replaced by your.

You are likely to encounter thy only in older English and places where it is preserved, such as prayers, hymns, and Bible translations.

Thy precedes nouns that begin with a consonant sound, just as a does.

The form thine is used before vowel sounds.

archaic

ye

Archaic second-person plural

thyselfArchaic reflexive pronoun
artHuman creative expression
hastArchaic form of have

dost · shalt · wilt · wherefore · whither · hither · hence · ere · betwixt · forsooth

biblical

shalt

Archaic second-person will

commandmentsAuthoritative rules demanding compliance
psalmsReligious songs of praise
scriptureSacred religious writings

covenant · testament · prayer · sermon · Lord · Father · kingdom · heaven · sinners · righteousness

possessive

mine

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yoursPossessive for addressee
hisMale possessive pronoun
hersFemale possessive pronoun

ours · theirs · belonging · ownership · possession

Categories

old-fashioned wordsforsooth, hark, betwixt, hither, prithee
Archaismsye, hath, doth, dost, hast
Olde Englishhath, doth, ere, hither, thither
archaic Englishye, hath, doth, dost, thyself
archaic wordstis, twas, hath, twere, ye
dialect wordsthyself, ye, yer, yerself, y'all

Opposites

grammatical person

thymy

First-person possessive

his · her · their · our · its

register/historical period

Second-person possessive

you guys · y'all's · yours · you're

Phrases

love thy neighborScriptural mandate for kindness
honor thy fatherCommandment about paternal reverence
honor thy parentsCommandment to respect parents
thy kingdom come
thy neighbor

Family

thou, thee, thine

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G