-TH


Meaning of -TH in English

I.

— see -eth I

II. th, usu with preceding epenthetic t after some consonants and in eighth; often t after some consonants or/and before the plural ending s, as in sixth(s), ninths adjective suffix

or -eth ə̇th

Etymology: Middle English -the, -te, -ethe, from Old English -tha, -ta, -otha, -etha; akin to Old High German -do, -to -th, Old Norse -di, -ti, Gothic -da, -ta, Latin -tus, Greek -tos, Sanskrit -tha

— used in forming ordinal numbers

ten th

twenti eth

III. th, usu with preceding epenthetic p, t, or k after some consonants; often t before the plural ending s, as in widths noun suffix

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English -the, -th, from Old English -thu, -th; akin to Old High German -ida, suffix forming abstract nouns, Old Norse -th, Gothic -itha, Latin -ta, Greek -tē, Sanskrit -tā

1. : act or process

spil th

2. : state or condition

bread th

green th

wid th

IV. symbol

Etymology: -th (II)

— used after figures (as 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) to indicate ordinal numbers

May 4 th

44 th Street

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