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ты

ты

See also: тꙑ and Appendix:Variations of "ti"

Adyghe

Noun

ты ()

  1. father

Declension

Synonyms

  • адэ (ādă) (Kabardian dialect)

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronoun

ты (ty)

  1. you (singular); thou

Declension


Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic тꙑ (ty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɨ]

Pronoun

ты (ty)

  1. second-person singular, nominative case: you, thou

Usage notes

The personal pronoun ты is comparable to French tu, German du, and is used only with family and intimate friends. In classical literature, it is used by superiors to their inferiors, but that usage is no longer tolerated (with the exception of the way adults speak to children, while the children are expected to use вы). For most occasions, the formal вы (vy) should be used instead. For more information, see Appendix:Russian pronouns.

Declension

Related terms


Tundra Nenets

Noun

ты (ty)

  1. deer