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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“To supplement not having F and V and Th and M, we have consonant clusters like jl and cht … that we don’t have in English, but they can be made lower in the throat.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
Th M23's advance has resulted in tens of thousands being forced from their homes - adding to the the nearly seven million who have fled because of multiple conflicts in the east.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024
Th critically acclaimed and popular series “The Bear” debuted its first season last June, but it was too late for the 2022 Emmy Awards.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
Th government said it had "provided exporters with practical support" with post-Brexit trading arrangements.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2022
Th e good news: the left tunnel was straight with no side exits, twists, or turns.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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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
The next evening we were relieved by the -th Brigade, and once again returned to rest billets.
From Over the Top by Arthur Guy Empey
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
Strength -th is a true word; fowl or fugel -l is no true word.
From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
The inflexions of the 3rd pers. prs. sg. are -th and -s.
From Torrent of Portyngale by Unknown
V. A. Th. denotes a text in the Berlin Museum.
From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter) Johns
This identification is fully confirmed by the engraving made by Th. von Kessel for the Theatrum Pictorium, which shows how these two figures are placed in the composition.
From Giorgione by Herbert Cook
His pictures were ranked with those of Th. de Keijser.
From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Esther Singleton
A few days later I started for Hog Harbour, for the plantation of the Messrs. Th., near which I meant to attend a great feast, or “sing-sing.”
From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Felix Speiser
Puis Th. n'osa pas demurrer; mes dit qil ne fuit pas soun villein de soun manoire de C. Prest etc.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
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
For example, a review in August 2025 led by Dr Andrew Baccarelli, dean of the Harvard T.H.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
This gift to the Cathedral came from Mr. T.H.
Investors Intelligence’s tally of opinions showed bulls topping bears by 40 percentage points, a reading in the 90 th percentile of positivity, according to Jeff deGraaf, founder and chairman of Renaissance Macro Research.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
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
Some of the band’s greatest hits include “Uma Thurman,” “Sugar, We’re Goin Down,” “Dance, Dance” and “Thnks fr th Mmrs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Inter Milan defender Dumfries deservedly won the player of the match accolade, Van Gaal's main weapon as the left side of th US defence was brutally, and repeatedly, exposed.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2022
He pronounced them with the Castilian th sound, that is, with a lisp, an affectation peculiar to many of the Miracle Valley’s old-timers, whereas it could not be found farther south in Mexico.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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