Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staithe

/steɪθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: staithe
IPA: /steɪθ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Obsolete

noun

A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage.

British usage; Archaic

noun

An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Trevithick's first use of steam traction on rail took place at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, on a tramroad 9¾ miles long between the Penydarren ironworks of Samuel Homfray, and the staithes at Abercynon, where the worked iron was loaded into barges on the Glamorganshire Canal."

Etymology

From Old English stæþ and/or Old Norse stöð (“harbor”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: stæþ, stöð

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /steɪθ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

staithes (plural) stathe (alternative) staith (alternative)

Synonyms

wharf

Homonyms

staith

Rhymes With

faith 8th eighth wraith saith interfaith kth jth scathe saithe graith staith

Questions

How do you pronounce staithe?: The recorded pronunciation is /steɪθ/.
What does staithe mean?: A riverbank
Where does staithe come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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