tis

Old-fashioned "it's"

Tis is an archaic or poetic contraction of "it is," surviving mainly in literary contexts and the Christmas carol phrase 'tis the season.

Outside of deliberate archaism or holiday sentiment, the contraction sounds affected in modern speech and writing.

archaic

thou

Archaic second-person pronoun

theeSecond-person object, antiquated
thyOld possessive pronoun
yeArchaic second-person plural

art · hast · dost · ere · whence · thither · whither · betwixt · nay · verily

contraction

it's

Contraction of "it is"

apostropheMark showing ownership
elisionDropped sounds in speech
shorthandAbbreviated writing system

abbreviated · informal · spoken · colloquial · vernacular · casual · dialogue · speech · idiomatic · syntax

seasonal

Christmas

Winter nativity celebration

holidayDay of rest
carolFestive seasonal song
yuletideWinter holiday period

festive · December · winter · song · tradition · celebration · jolly

poetic

verse

Metered poetic passage

meterDevice that measures usage
rhymeMatching terminal sounds
stanzaPoem's line grouping

sonnet · ode · lyric · ballad · elegy · cadence · diction · iambic · Shakespearean · Elizabethan

Categories

pronounsI, me, him, he, my
Archaismsthee, thou, thy, thine, ye
archaic Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye
Shakespearean wordsforsooth, hither, thither, wherefore, prithee
West Country dialectproper job, girt, scrumpy, twas, thee
archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, twas

Opposites

temporal/stylistic register

Contraction of "it is"

it is · modern usage · that's · here's · there's

Phrases

tissue paperThin decorative wrapping material
tissue boxContainer dispensing facial tissues
scar tissueCollagen replacing damaged skin
tissue sampleExcised cells for examination
tis the seasonHoliday time phrase
tissue boxesContainers holding disposable paper

Family

tissue, tissues, tisane, tisanes

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G