toi — meaning in English

English meaning

• thee pron Archaic form of "you," used as the object of a verb or preposition (the object form of "thou").
• Toi name A given name used in Polynesian cultures, most often for males in Māori and Samoan communities, though also used as a female name in Louisiana Creole culture.
• you pronoun The person or people being spoken or written to.

Senses

toi is used for these senses in English:

• Toi A en given name.
• thee (now, chiefly, archaic, literary) Objective and reflexive case of thou. [from 8th c.]
• you (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]

Related French words