-eth

¹

1. an ending of the third person singular present indicative of verbs, now occurring only in archaic forms or used in solemn or poetic language: doeth or doth; hopeth; sitteth.

-eth

²

1. variant of -th ², the ordinal suffix, used when the cardinal number ends in -y: twentieth; thirtieth.

eth

³

or edh

[ eth ]

noun

1. a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.

Eth.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Ethiopia.

-eth

¹

suffix

1. forming the archaic third person singular present indicative tense of verbs

   goeth

   taketh

-eth

²

suffix forming ordinal numbers

1. See -th
   a variant of -th 2

   twentieth

ETH

³

abbreviation for

1. Ethiopia (international car registration)

Eth.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Ethiopia(n)

eth

⁵

/ ɛθ; ɛð /

noun

1. See edh
   a variant of edh

Word History and Origins

Origin of -eth¹

From Old English -eth, -ath, -oth, -th; akin to Latin -t

Word History and Origins

Origin of -eth¹

Old English -eth, -th

Example Sentences

Note, once for all, that 'th for final -eth is extremely common throughout all parts of this poem.

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There will soon be one b-e-eg mince pie we-eth Captain Wright eenside.

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This requires care, because the final -eth is usually written in full, though seldom sounded.

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Nilgang yam eb dais ot eb os kile eth hatemcatsim atth ti nac veern eb fylul ratlen.

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Eth-baal: so that even in the sacred writings we find terms of this sort transposed.

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