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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Representing Old English -þ.

Suffix

-th

  1. forming nouns from verbs of action
    growth, spilth, death
  2. forming nouns from adjectives
    filth, strength, truth
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Representing Old English -þa, -þe, -oþa, -oþe, derived from an Indo-European superlative suffix.

Suffix

-th

  1. Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not "first", "second", or "third".
    The 4th of July
Coordinate terms
Translations
used to form the ordinal numeral
  • Armenian: -րդ hy(hy) (-rd), -երորդ hy(hy) (-erord)
  • French: -ième fr(fr)
  • Japanese: 第 ja(ja) (だい, dai), 目 ja(ja) (me)
  • Mandarin: 第 cmn(cmn) (dì)

Etymology 3

Representing Old English -eþ, -aþ, -þ.

Suffix

-th

  1. a variant of -eth, used to form the archaic third person singular of verbs
    come → cometh

See also

 

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