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firth

[ furth ]
/ fɜrθ /
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noun Chiefly Scot.

a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.

RELATED WORDS

basin, fjord, estuary, branch, box, entrance, door, cavity, rim, gate, inlet, waterway, wharf, dock, pier, port, road, sound, canal, creek

Nearby words

  1. firsthand,
  2. firstling,
  3. firstly,
  4. firstnighter,
  5. firsts,
  6. fisc,
  7. fiscal,
  8. fiscal agent,
  9. fiscal cliff,
  10. fiscal drag
Also frith.

Origin of firth

1400–50; late Middle English (Scots) < Old Norse firth-, stem of fjǫrthr fjord

Definition for firth (2 of 2)

Firth

[ furth ]
/ fɜrθ /

noun

John Rupert,1890–1960, English linguist.
Related formsFirth·i·an, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for firth

firth

frith

/ (fɜːθ) /

noun

a relatively narrow inlet of the sea, esp in Scotland

Word Origin for firth

C15: from Old Norse fjörthr fiord
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Word Origin and History for firth

firth

n.

"arm of the sea, estuary of a river," early 15c., Scottish, from Old Norse fjörðr (see fjord).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Science definitions for firth

firth

[ fûrth ]

A long, narrow inlet of the sea. Firths are usually the lower part of an estuary, but are sometimes fjords.
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