thir
2
9.9
A Scots word used to point to people or things
- determiner
- Literature
:
estos
- She pointed to thir books on the table and asked who owned them.
Examples
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Have you seen thir books on the shelf?
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In the old tale, the farmer gathered thir sheep before the storm arrived.
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You can take any of thir chairs if you need a seat.
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I like thir apples from the market.
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She pointed to thir chairs by the door and asked if anyone was using them.
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Those are thir apples on the tree that I picked last week.
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Can you grab thir items from the storage room for me?
Synonyms
these
vsthir
∞
1.0
Used before plural nouns to show people or things near the speaker
can mean either close or distant people or things rather than only close ones
Surface Forms
thir singular
Etymology
Thir is a Scots word used to point to people or things, and it is related to the English words this and these, so a helpful way to remember it is to think 'thir' = 'those' or 'these'.