hine
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhiːnə]
Pronoun
hine
- plural of hin
Irish
Etymology
Noun
hine f (genitive singular hine)
- henna (Lawsonia inermis) (shrub; dye; color)
Declension
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “hine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Japanese
Romanization
hine
Middle Dutch
Contraction
hine
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English hine. Originally an accusative form; gradually displaced by dative him.
Pronoun
hine (nominative he)
- Third-person singular masculine pronoun indicating a grammatical object: him.
- (reflexive) himself.
- Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical object: it.
- (impersonal) Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical object one, you.
See also
| nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | possessive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | 1st person | I, ich, ik | me | min mi1 |
min | ||
| 2nd person | þou | þe | þin þi1 |
þin | |||
| 3rd person | m | he | him hine2 |
him | his | his hisen | |
| f | sche, heo | hire heo |
hire | hire hires, hiren | |||
| n | hit | hit him2 |
his, hit | — | |||
| dual3 | 1st person | wit | unk | unker | |||
| 2nd person | ȝit | inc | inker | ||||
| plural | 1st person | we | us, ous | oure | oure oures, ouren | ||
| 2nd person4 | ye | yow | your | your youres, youren | |||
| 3rd person | inh. | he | hem he2 |
hem | here | here heres, heren | |
| bor. | þei | þem, þeim | þeir | þeir þeires, þeiren | |||
1 Used preconsonantally or before h.
2 Early or dialectal.
3 Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third person dual forms in Middle English.
4 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd person singular.
2 Early or dialectal.
3 Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third person dual forms in Middle English.
4 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd person singular.
References
- “hine, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 May 2018.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²hiːnə/
Determiner
hine pl (masculine hin, feminine hi, neuter hitt)
- plural of hin
Old English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhine/
Pronoun
hine
Descendants
- Middle English: hine
Old Frisian
Pronoun
hine
Declension
| nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | 1st person | ik | mī | mī | mīn | |
| 2nd person | thū | thī | thī | thīn | ||
| 3rd person |
m | hī | hine | him | sīn | |
| f | hiū, hiō | hiā | hire, hiāre | hire, hiāre | ||
| n | hit | hit | him | sīn | ||
| plural | 1st person | wī | ūs | ūs | ūser | |
| 2nd person | jī | jū, jō | jū, jō | jūwer | ||
| 3rd person | hiā | hiā | him, hirem, hiārem | hira, hiāra | ||