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T.H.
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-th
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suffix
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(from verbs) indicating an action or its consequence
growth
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(from adjectives) indicating a quality
width
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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
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Th couple tried to get some sleep, with a chair against the room door, before getting up in the morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Th clinic administers psychological help, reconstructive surgery and prosthetics to victims for free.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
Th Department of Health and Human Services did not reply to requests from The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
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 e next few days I settled into a routine that felt almost normal, if you don’t count the fact that I was getting lessons from satyrs, nymphs, and a centaur.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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 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 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
The ordinary termination of feminine singular nouns is -th, not -h.
From History of Phoenicia by George Rawlinson
Besides the cultivation of their plantation the Messrs. Th. plied a flourishing trade in coprah and sandalwood all along the west coast of Santo, which they visited frequently in their cutter.
From Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific by Felix Speiser
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
His pictures were ranked with those of Th. de Keijser.
From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Esther Singleton
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
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
The statement’s authors, which included researchers from the Harvard T.H.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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
A great step forward was made in 1859 by T.H.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
A surge in the Japanese currency sent th 10-year Treasury soaring.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The disease is caused by repeated blows to the head and has bee nfound in th ebrains of dozens of former NFL players.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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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