Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daith

/dɑθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: daith
IPA: /dɑθ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.

Etymology

From Hebrew דעת (da'at, “knowledge”), possibly because of the belief that a ring daith piercing only allows intelligent speech to be heard.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: דעת

Inflected Forms

daiths (plural) daith piercing (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce daith?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɑθ/.
What does daith mean?: An ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.
Where does daith come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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