"ci" meaning in Esperanto

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Pronoun

IPA: [t͡si] Forms: cin [accusative], cia [possessive]
Etymology: From Italian or French tu, Russian ты (ty), etc., plus the i of personal pronouns. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|it|-}} Italian, {{der|eo|fr|tu}} French tu, {{der|eo|ru|ты}} Russian ты (ty) Head templates: {{head|eo|pronoun|accusative|cin|possessive|cia}} ci (accusative cin, possessive cia)
  1. (rare) thou, you (second-person informal singular pronoun) Tags: rare

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          "english": "Her acquaintance fell in love / and reciprocally she; / after the passage of a month / \"You\" changed into \"thee\".",
          "ref": "1899, Felikso Zamenhof, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
          "text": "Ekamis la konato / Kaj reciproke ŝi; / Post paso de monato / Ŝanĝiĝis »Vi« per »ci«.",
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          "english": "Thine attitude shall be truly proud, he mockingly whispered into her ear, when thou shalt have awakened the whole population.",
          "ref": "1907, Henri Vallienne, Kastelo de Prelongo, ch. 6",
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