eth

1 of 4

noun

less common spelling of edh

: the letter ð used in Old English to represent either of the fricatives \th\ or \t͟h\ and in Icelandic and some phonetic alphabets to represent the fricative \t͟h\

eth-

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combining form

: ethyl

ethene

-eth

3 of 4

verb suffix

variants or -th

—used to form the archaic third person singular present of verbs

doth

-eth

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adjective suffix

see -th entry 2

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

International Scientific Vocabulary

Verb suffix

Middle English, from Old English -eth, -ath, -th; akin to Old High German -it, -ōt, -ēt, 3rd singular ending, Latin -t, -it

Kids Definition

-eth

1 of 2 verb suffix

əth,

ith

variants or -th

th

—used to form the archaic third person singular present of verbs

doth

-eth

2 of 2

see -th entry 2

Etymology

Verb suffix

Old English -eth, -ath, -th (verb suffix)