different between their vs theim

English

Alternative forms

• thair, theire, theyr, theyre, thir (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Norse þeirra. Replaced native Old English heora.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ð??(?)/, /ð??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ð??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)
• Homophones: there, they're

Determiner

their

1. Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).

2. Belonging to someone (one person, singular).
   • 1594, Shakespeare, William, The Comedy of Errors, act IV, scene 3, line 1172:

     There's not a man I meet but doth salute me
     As if I were their well-acquainted friend […]

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:their.

Usage notes

• Regarding the use of singular their, see they.
• The words their, there, and they're are homophones in most English accents today. This often causes confusion between the three in writing.

Related terms

• they, them (personal pronouns, subject and object case)
• theirs (possessive pronoun)

Translations

Adverb

their

1. Misspelling of there.

Contraction

their

1. Misspelling of they’re.

See also

Anagrams

• Erith, Reith, Rieth, rithe, tehri, theri-

Middle English

Determiner

their

1. Alternative form of þeir

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /he?r/

Verb

their

1. future of abair

Usage notes

• The dependent form is abair.

English

Pronoun

theim

1. Obsolete spelling of them

Anagrams

• Thiem, hit me, methi

Middle English

Pronoun

theim

1. Alternative spelling of þeim (“them”)