Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neath

/niːθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: neath
IPA: /niːθ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

name

A town and community with a town council in Neath Port Talbot borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS7597).

name

A river in Neath Port Talbot borough, which flows into Baglan Bay.

name

A locality in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

From Old English neoþan, from Proto-Germanic *niþanē.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: neoþan, *niþanē

Inflected Forms

'neath (alternative)

Derived Forms

beneath underneath Glynneath

Phrases

Cadoxton-juxta-Neath Glyn Neath Neath Abbey Neath Port Talbot Vale of Neath

Rhymes With

teeth beneath keith show one's teeth underneath heath wreath sheath hadith sith bequeath threeth

Questions

How do you pronounce neath?: The recorded pronunciation is /niːθ/.
What does neath mean?: Beneath.
Where does neath come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce neath

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