neath

Or 'neath

[neeth, neeth]

preposition

Chiefly Literary.

1. beneath.

neath

/ niːθ /

preposition

1. archaic,  short for beneath

Word History and Origins

Origin of neath¹

First recorded in 1780–90; aphetic variant of beneath

Example Sentences

Killick, originally from Neath, south Wales, has a decades-long criminal record.

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Plastic discs from a wastewater treatment works in Swansea have washed up in huge numbers across the city's beach as well as Gower and Neath Port Talbot.

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Neath Port Talbot Council said cleansing staff had removed small amounts of the debris from beaches and that it was also monitoring the situation.

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Steven Thomas, 47, from Blaengwynfi, Neath Port Talbot, had also been accused of conspiracy to murder Mr Mills but was found not guilty.

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Since Bridgend Council's last prosecution for fly-tipping, neighbouring authority Neath Port Talbot had brought forward 139 cases, with the vast majority resulting in fines.

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