# thy

> English word · Determiner · IPA /ðaɪ/ · frequency rank #6,014

## Definitions
1. Possessive form of thou: that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).

## Etymology
From Middle English þi, apocopated variant of þin, from Old English þīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *téynos (“thy; thine”), from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“thou”). See thou.

## Easily confused with
- **to** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-to)
- **TV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tv)
- **TL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tl)
- **TX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tx)
- **ti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-ti)
- **Tu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tu)
- **Ty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-ty)
- **TN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tn)
- **TS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-ts)
- **TM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tm)
- **TT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tt)
- **TJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tj)
- **tp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tp)
- **TK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tk)
- **two** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-two)
- **too** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-too)
- **top** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-top)
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-try)
- **tom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tom)
- **tip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thy-vs-tip)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thy