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coath

/koʊθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coath
IPA
/koʊθ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sickness; disease; pestilence.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

An attack of illness, such as swooning, pangs of childbirth, etc.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A disease affecting sheep or cattle.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

verb

To faint.

Intransitive verb

verb

To give (sheep, cattle) the coe or rot.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English cothe, from Old English coþu (“disease, sickness, pestilence”), from Proto-Germanic *kuþō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /koʊθ/
  • British English: /kəʊθ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

coaths (plural) cothe (alternative) coaths (present, singular) coathing (participle, present) coathed (participle, past) coathed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

coed

Rhymes With

both growth oath sloth loath thoth troth wroth quoth betroth lowth sowth

Questions

How do you pronounce coath?
The recorded pronunciation is /koʊθ/.
What does coath mean?
Sickness; disease; pestilence.
Where does coath come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce coath

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