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eth

1 American  
[eth] / ɛð /
Or edh

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.

-eth 2 American  

  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.

-eth 3 American  

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

Eth. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Ethiopia.

-eth 1 British  

suffix

  1. forming the archaic third person singular present indicative tense of verbs

    goeth

    taketh
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-eth 2 British  

suffix

  1. a variant of -th 2

    twentieth
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ETH 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Ethiopia (international car registration)

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Eth. 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Ethiopia(n)

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eth 5 British  
/ ɛð, ɛθ /

noun

  1. a variant of edh

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Etymology

Origin of -eth

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

Example Sentences

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Suryakumar Yadav plays a series of 'outrageous' shots to score 61 from 25 balls and guide India to a total of 186-5 against Zimbabwe at eth T20 World Cup in Australia.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2022

The tensions in Azerbaijan can only further stir Iran's other jostling eth nic minorities�the Kurds in adjoining Kurdistan, the Arabs near the Persian Gulf, the Baluchis and the Turkomans to the east.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ouchi notes that Intel Corp., a technological leader in the microelectronic field, has fostered a collective work eth ic by dividing employees into project teams.

From Time Magazine Archive

While computers, digital cameras, and videos may have helped in the day-to-day advancement of each surfer, it was attitude and an open mind that mad eth trip successful.

From Time Magazine Archive

It began with words from the Book of Proverbs: “Happy is the man that find- eth wisdom, and getteth understanding.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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