þau

See also: yau, thau, and thău

Gothic

Romanization

þau

  1. romanization of 𐌸𐌰𐌿

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θøːy̯/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): [ðøy̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -øyː

Pronoun

þau n pl

  1. (personal pronoun) they (referring to a mixed male/female group), nominative plural of það (it)
    Þau eru skemmtileg
    They are fun.
    Þau elska þau.
    They love them.
  2. (personal pronoun) them (referring to a mixed male/female group), accusative plural of það (it)
    Þau elska þau
    They love them.

See also

Icelandic personal pronouns
singular first person second person third person
masculine feminine neuter
nominative ég, eg, ek þú hann hún, hon, hón það, þat
accusative mig, mik þig, þik hann hana það, þat
dative mér þér honum, hánum henni því
genitive mín þín hans hennar þess
plural first person second person third person
masculine feminine neuter
nominative við þið, þit þeir þær þau
accusative okkur ykkur þá þær þau
dative okkur ykkur þeim þeim þeim
genitive okkar ykkar þeirra þeirra þeirra

Archaic. See also honorific pronouns.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þō (they, those), plural neuter of *sa (that). Cognate with Old English þā, Old Saxon thē, Old High German diu, Gothic 𐌸𐍉 (þō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɑu̯/

Pronoun

þau

  1. they, them (third-person nominative and accusative plural neuter personal pronoun)
  2. those (nominative and accusative plural neuter demonstrative pronoun)

Declension


Descendants

  • Icelandic: þau
  • Faroese: tey
  • Old Swedish: þø̄n, þø̄
  • Old Gutnish: þaun