Speakur

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cometh

/ˈkʌm.əθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
cometh
IPA
/ˈkʌm.əθ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of come

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English cometh, cumeþ, comth, cumþ, kimeð, from Old English cymþ, cymeþ, from Proto-Germanic *kwimidi, third person singular indicative of Proto-Germanic *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to come + -eth. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kumt, West Frisian komt, Dutch komt, German Low German kummt, German kommt.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cometh, cymþ, *kwimidi, *kwemaną

Usage

Inflected Forms

commeth (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce cometh?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌm.əθ/.
What does cometh mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of come
Where does cometh come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cometh

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