THOU


Meaning of THOU in English

I. ˈthau̇ pronoun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thū; akin to Old High German dū thou, Latin tu, Greek sy

Date: before 12th century

archaic : the one addressed

thou shalt have no other gods before me — Exodus 20:3(Authorized Version)

— used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and by Friends as the universal form of address to one person; compare thee , thine , thy , ye , you

II. transitive verb

Date: 15th century

: to address as thou

III. ˈthau̇ noun

( plural thou )

Etymology: short for thousand

Date: 1867

: a thousand of something (as dollars)

paid 25 thou for the car

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.