how to pronounce thine

/ˈðaɪn/

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thine is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of thine in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the musteth enumerate thine books …”

meanings of thine

pronoun:

Singular second person possessive pronoun; yours.
Honorific alternative letter-case form of thine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

determinative:

Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

thine frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word thine occurs in english on average 3.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.