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firth

1 American  
[furth] / fɜrθ /
Also frith

noun

Chiefly Scot.

  1. a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.

Firth 2 American  
[furth] / fɜrθ /

noun

  1. John Rupert, 1890–1960, English linguist.

firth British  
/ fɜːθ /

noun

  1. a relatively narrow inlet of the sea, esp in Scotland

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firth Scientific  
/ fûrth /

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

Other Word Forms

  • Firthian adjective

Etymology

Origin of firth

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English ( Scots ), from Old Norse firth-, stem of fjǫrthr “fjord”

Example Sentences

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He said he would have expected to have been told in advance about steps to accommodate the ship in the firth.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 6, 2020

After a slow start County went on to dominate with Ivan Sproule scoring his firth goal in as many starts to give County the lead 11 minutes from the break.

From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2013

The firth is a 20-mile- long, eight-mile-wide strip of water dividing the islands with the mainland.

From BusinessWeek • Jul. 5, 2011

He could see the harbor too, and had watched Merry Midwife make her way down the firth.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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