-th
/-θ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.20 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
suffix
Used to form nouns of quality from adjectives.
suffix
Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not “first”, “second”, or “third”.
suffix
Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not “first”, “second”, or “third”.
suffix
Used to form the denominator of a fraction.
suffix
A variant of -eth, used to form the archaic third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Archaic
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle English -the, -th, -te, -t (abstract nominal suffix), from Old English -þ, -t, -þu, -tu, -þo, -to (“-th”, abstract nominal suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-iþō, from Proto-Indo-European *-iteh₂. Cognate with Scots -th, West Frisian -te, Dutch -te, Low German -de, Danish -de, Swedish -d, Icelandic -ð, -d, Gothic -𐌹𐌸𐌰 (-iþa), Latin -itās (“-ty, -ity”). See -ity, -t.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -the, -þ, *-iþō, *-iteh₂, -þa, -