Th
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Etymology
Origin of -th2
Middle English -th ( e ), Old English -thu, -tho, -th (variant -t after a velar, f, or s ); cognate with Gothic -itha, Latin -tus, Greek -tos
Origin of -th3
Middle English -the, -te, Old English -tha, -the (variant -ta after f or s ); cognate with Old Norse -thi, -di, Latin -tus, Greek -tos; see -eth 2
Example Sentences
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Th political commentator, 36, and her husband Justin Griffin welcomed their first child together, a baby boy, late Tuesday evening, she announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
Th Anne Arundel County Police Department said motorists should anticipate heavy delays in Annapolis and Kent Island for an extended period of time.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2024
Th DJ's father was murdered before he was born, but he has a strong bond with his mother and younger brothers - and is driven to succeed.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2023
Th email also said he called for an internal investigation into the release of the photos, which were given to an unnamed party in September under a public records request.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
Th e sound of the chenda mushroomed over the temple, accentuating the silence of the encompassing night.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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Which, he notes, is not the case with, say, "big thing" or "big thighs," both of which give your tongue the space to bridge that awkward transition from "-ig" to "-th."
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2011
Strength -th is a true word; fowl or fugel -l is no true word.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
The inflexions of the 3rd pers. prs. sg. are -th and -s.
From Torrent of Portyngale by Unknown
The next evening we were relieved by the -th Brigade, and once again returned to rest billets.
From Over the Top by Empey, Arthur Guy
The present singular, 3rd person, of the indicative, ends both in -es or -s, and -eth or -th, the former being the more usual.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
V. A. Th. denotes a text in the Berlin Museum.
From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)
These sentences, which should be read in the light of the context, will be found in Goethe's Dichtung und Wahrheit, Th. iii.
From The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
D From the preface to the exceedingly interesting collection by M. Th. de la Villemarqué, of the transmitted songs that are current amongst his Bas Breton countrymen.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various
His pictures were ranked with those of Th. de Keijser.
From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Singleton, Esther
Th. translates 'on the roaring sea,' but adds 'quite conjectural.'
From Elene; Judith; Athelstan, or the Fight at Brunanburh; Byrhtnoth, or the Fight at Maldon; and the Dream of the Rood Anglo-Saxon Poems by Garnett, James Mercer
The statement’s authors, which included researchers from the Harvard T.H.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as cited by the Harvard T.H.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
A new nationwide study led by researchers at the Harvard T.H.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 24, 2026
Chronic loneliness is a serious, growing public health concern, says Dr. Jeremy Nobel, a professor at the Harvard T.H.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
The other chief buildings of the town are the shire hall built in 1842 in the Doric style from designs by T.H.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
“This year, April 15 falls on a Wednesday. To be safe, I would look at April 10 th or 11 th as the latest to file.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
Live text commentary will begin from 20:00 GMT on th BBC Sport website and app, covering all the build-up to the main event.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
Gigi Hadid, 28, and her sister Bella Hadid, 27, two of the most famous fashion models in the world, were born in th U.S. and grew up in Southern California.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Koepka, a four-time major champion who now plays on the upstart LIV Golf tour, is four shots ahead of the field after a birdie at th par-5 15th pushed his score to 12 under.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
The initial letter of a sen-tence was first capitalised in the 13 th century, but the rule was not consistently applied until the 16th.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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