Wt/sco/thanks

Scots

thanks

1. Uised tae express appreciation or gratitude.

Inglis

Thanks

Alternative forms

• thx, thanx, 10x

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θæŋks/, /ðæŋks/

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• Rhymes: -æŋks

Etymology

Frae Middle Inglis thanks, thankes, frae Old English þancas (“thanks”), frae Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural o Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“thocht, gratitude”), frae Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“tae think, feel”). Mair at thank.

Interjection

thanks

1. Uised toae express appreciation or gratitude.

   Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks.

   • ~1595, Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, scene 1

     Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!

Derived terms

• thanks a lot
• thanks for asking
• thanks for nothing
• thanks for your help

Verb

thanks

1. Third-person seengular semple present indicative form o thank