Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

containeth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-taineth
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin contineōder. Latin continērelbor. Old French contenirbor. Middle English conteinen English contain Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English containeth From contain + -eth.

Usage

Questions

What does containeth mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of contain
Where does containeth come from?
Etymology tree Latin contineōder. Latin continērelbor. Old French contenirbor. Middle English conteinen English contain Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English containeth From contain + -eth.

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