Th

¹ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. thorium.

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-th ² American  

1. a suffix forming nouns of action (birth ) or abstract nouns denoting quality or condition (depth; length; warmth ).

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-th ³ American  

1. a suffix used in the formation of ordinal numbers (fourth, tenth ), in some cases, added to altered stems of the cardinal (fifth; twelfth ).

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-th ⁴ American  

1. variant of -eth.

   doth.

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Th. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Thursday.

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T.H. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Territory of Hawaii.

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-th ¹ British  

suffix

1. (from verbs) indicating an action or its consequence

   growth

2. (from adjectives) indicating a quality

   width

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-th ² British  

suffix

1. forming ordinal numbers

   fourth

   thousandth

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Th ³ British  

symbol

1. thorium

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th ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Thailand

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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; -eth ²

Example Sentences

Th political commentator, 36, and her husband Justin Griffin welcomed their first child together, a baby boy, late Tuesday evening, she announced.

From Los Angeles Times

Th suit claims they failed to take action despite Vidal’s testimony vindicating Saldana.

From Los Angeles Times

“To supplement not having F and V and Th and M, we have consonant clusters like jl and cht … that we don’t have in English, but they can be made lower in the throat.”

From Los Angeles Times

Th clinic administers psychological help, reconstructive surgery and prosthetics to victims for free.

From BBC

Th Department of Health and Human Services did not reply to requests from The Times.

From Los Angeles Times