Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleepeth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sleep-eth
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sleep

Archaic

Example Sentences

"And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth."

Etymology

From sleep + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sleep

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does sleepeth mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of sleep
Where does sleepeth come from?: From sleep + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.

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