- forming the archaic third person singular present indicative tense of verbs: goeth, taketh, pitieth
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-eth suffix
-eth, -th suffix forming ordinal numbers
- a variant of -th2: twentieth
-th,1 suffix.
-th,2 suffix.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026-th,2 suffix.
- -th is attached to words that refer to numbers to form adjectives referring to the number mentioned:(four + -th →) fourth;tenth.
eth
(eᵺ),USA pronunciation n.
-eth2 :
Eth. ,
- 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.
- an ending of the third person singular present indicative of verbs, now occurring only in archaic forms or used in solemn or poetic language:doethor doth;
hopeth;
sitteth.
- akin to Latin -t Old English -eth, -ath, -oth, -th
-eth2 :
- var. of -th2, the ordinal suffix, used when the cardinal number ends in -y: twentieth;
thirtieth.
Eth. ,
- Place NamesEthiopia.
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-th suffix forming nouns
- (from verbs) indicating an action or its consequence: growth
- (from adjectives) indicating a quality: width
-th, -eth suffix
- forming ordinal numbers: fourth, thousandth
'-eth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
edh
- eth
- Eth.
- ethane
- ethoxyethane
- ethyl
- oath
- -th
- allodium
- axiological ethics
- benomyl
- benzethonium chloride
- deontological ethics
- ethacrynic acid
- ethal
- ethambutol
- ethchlorvynol
- ethene
- ethic
- ethical
- Ethical Culture
- Ethics of the Fathers
- ethine
- ethnic
- ethnic cleansing
- ethnoarchaeology
- ethnobiology
- ethnobotany
- ethnocentrism
- ethnography
- ethnohistory
- ethnolinguistics
- ethnology
- ethnomethodology
- ethnomusicology
- ethnopharmacology
- ethosuximide
- ethoxide
- ethoxy
- ethyl acetate
- ethyl alcohol
- ethyl aminobenzoate
- ethylate
- ethyl butyrate
- ethyl caproate
- ethyl carbamate
- ethyl cellulose
- ethyl chloride
- ethyl enanthate
- ethylene alcohol