Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thoth

/ˈθoʊθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: thoth
IPA: /ˈθoʊθ/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon.

name

The first month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Thoth has been in roughly September.

Example Sentences

"To November 1 add 7, and the ſum will ſhew, that the ſeventh day of Thoth fell, that year, upon the eighth day of November."
"Now the month of Thoth was the first of the Egyptian year, because this month begins a new period."
"In that case this quadrimenstruum would be the first one of the Egyptian year, Thoth, Phaophi, Hathyr, Choeac."

Etymology

Via Latin Thōth from Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth), from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”, literally “he who is like the ibis”). Compare Coptic Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Thōout).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Thōth, Θώθ, ḏḥwtj

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈθoʊθ/
British English: /ˈθəʊθ/

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce thoth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθoʊθ/.
What does thoth mean?: The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon.
Where does thoth come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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