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your
[yoo
r, yawr, yohr; unstressed yer] 
–pronoun
| 1. | (a form of the possessive case of you used as an attributive adjective): Your jacket is in that closet. I like your idea. Compare yours. |
| 2. | one's (used to indicate that one belonging to oneself or to any person): The consulate is your best source of information. As you go down the hill, the library is on your left. |
| 3. | (used informally to indicate all members of a group, occupation, etc., or things of a particular type): Take your factory worker, for instance. Your power brakes don't need that much servicing. |
thou
1 [thou] ,pronoun, singular, nominative thou; possessive thy or thine; objective thee; plural, nominative you or ye; possessive your or yours; objective you or ye; verb –pronoun
| 1. | Archaic (except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose). the personal pronoun of the second person singular in the nominative case (used to denote the person or thing addressed): Thou shalt not kill. |
| 2. | (used by the Friends) a familiar form of address of the second person singular. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to address as “thou.” |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to use “thou” in discourse. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE thū; c. G, MD du, ON thū, Goth thu, OIr tú, Welsh, Cornish ti, L tū, Doric Gk tý, Lith tù, OCS ty; akin to Skt tvam; (v.) late ME thowen, deriv. of the pronoun
bef. 900; ME; OE thū; c. G, MD du, ON thū, Goth thu, OIr tú, Welsh, Cornish ti, L tū, Doric Gk tý, Lith tù, OCS ty; akin to Skt tvam; (v.) late ME thowen, deriv. of the pronoun
you
[yoo; unstressed yoo, yuh] pronoun, possessive your or yours, objective you, plural you; noun, plural yous.–pronoun
| 1. | the pronoun of the second person singular or plural, used of the person or persons being addressed, in the nominative or objective case: You are the highest bidder. It is you who are to blame. We can't help you. This package came for you. Did she give you the book? |
| 2. | one; anyone; people in general: a tiny animal you can't even see. |
| 3. | (used in apposition with the subject of a sentence, sometimes repeated for emphasis following the subject): You children pay attention. You rascal, you! |
| 4. | Informal. (used in place of the pronoun your before a gerund): There's no sense in you getting upset. |
| 5. | Archaic.
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–noun
| 6. | something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed: Don't buy the bright red shirt—it just isn't you. It was like seeing another you. |
| 7. | the nature or character of the person addressed: Try to discover the hidden you. |
Usage note:
In American English the pronoun you has been supplemented by additional forms to make clear the distinction between singular and plural. You-all, often pronounced as one syllable, is a widespread spoken form in the South Midland and Southern United States. Its possessive is often you-all's rather than your. You-uns (from you + ones) is a South Midland form most often found in uneducated speech; it is being replaced by you-all. Youse (you + the plural -s ending of nouns), probably of Irish-American origin, is most common in the North, especially in urban centers like Boston, New York, and Chicago. It is rare in educated speech. You guys is a common informal expression among younger speakers; it can include persons of both sexes or even a group of women only. See also me.
In American English the pronoun you has been supplemented by additional forms to make clear the distinction between singular and plural. You-all, often pronounced as one syllable, is a widespread spoken form in the South Midland and Southern United States. Its possessive is often you-all's rather than your. You-uns (from you + ones) is a South Midland form most often found in uneducated speech; it is being replaced by you-all. Youse (you + the plural -s ending of nouns), probably of Irish-American origin, is most common in the North, especially in urban centers like Boston, New York, and Chicago. It is rare in educated speech. You guys is a common informal expression among younger speakers; it can include persons of both sexes or even a group of women only. See also me.
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| your (yŏŏr, yôr, yōr; yər when unstressed) adj. The possessive form of you.
[Middle English, from Old English ēower, genitive of gē, ye; see you.] |
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Your
Your\ ([=u]r), pron. & a. [OE. your, [yogh]our, eowr, eower, AS. e['o]wer, originally used as the gen. of ge, g[=e], ye; akin to OFries. iuwer your, OS. iuwar, D. uw, OHG. iuw[=e]r, G. euer, Icel. y[eth]ar, Goth. izwara, izwar, and E. you. [root]189. See You.] The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you. Note: The possessive takes the form yours when the noun to which it refers is not expressed, but implied; as, this book is yours. "An old fellow of yours." --Chaucer.
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Language Translation for : your
Spanish:
tu, tus; vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras; su, sus,
German:
dein, *e, euer, euere, Ihr, *e,
Japanese:
あなたの
your
O.E. eower, genitive of ge "ye" (see ye), from P.Gmc. base of you. Cf. O.S. iuwar, O.Fris. iuwer, O.N. yðvarr, O.H.G. iuwer, Ger. euer, Goth. izwar "your." Used in titles of honor by c.1368. Absolutive form yours is attested from c.1300. For dialectal yourn, see her. Yourself is before 1325; pl. yourselves first recorded 1523.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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