Dictionary
eth
Pronunciation: (e&thslash;), [key]—
n.
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. Also,edh.-eth
an ending of the third person singular present indicative of verbs, now occurring only in archaic forms or used in solemn or poetic language:
doeth or
doth; hopeth; sitteth. Also,-th.-eth
var. of
-th2, the ordinal suffix, used when the cardinal number ends in
-y: twentieth; thirtieth.Eth.
Ethiopia.
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