eth

or edh

[ eth ]

noun
  1. a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.

Other definitions for -eth (2 of 4)

-eth1

  1. an ending of the third person singular present indicative of verbs, now occurring only in archaic forms or used in solemn or poetic language: doeth or doth; hopeth; sitteth.

Origin of -eth

2
From Old English -eth, -ath, -oth, -th; akin to Latin -t

Other definitions for -eth (3 of 4)

-eth2

  1. variant of -th2, the ordinal suffix, used when the cardinal number ends in -y: twentieth; thirtieth.

Other definitions for Eth. (4 of 4)

Eth.

abbreviation
  1. Ethiopia.

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British Dictionary definitions for eth (1 of 5)

eth

/ (ɛð, ɛθ) /


noun
  1. a variant of edh

British Dictionary definitions for ETH (2 of 5)

ETH

abbreviation for
  1. Ethiopia (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for -eth (3 of 5)

-eth1

suffix
  1. forming the archaic third person singular present indicative tense of verbs: goeth; taketh

Origin of -eth

3
Old English -eth, -th

British Dictionary definitions for -eth (4 of 5)

-eth2

suffix forming ordinal numbers
  1. a variant of -th 2 twentieth

British Dictionary definitions for Eth. (5 of 5)

Eth.

abbreviation for
  1. Ethiopia(n)

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