Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tother

/ˈtʌðə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: tother
IPA: /ˈtʌðə(ɹ)/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Other. Most often used after the.

adj

The other (of two).

Obsolete

adj

Other, all others.

Obsolete

noun

An other; another one.

Example Sentences

"Well, Guv'nor, he stood up by-and-by, and taking the bundles of rags, the big uns in one hand, tother ones in tother, he toddled out of the room; […]"
"‘Me an th’ Lad ull help you[…] for all he’s not just like the tothers,’ here she nodded"
"the tone way or the tother"
"That fella go in. By’m-by t'other fella come out."
"[…]an’ they left one ’n the sarvant gals as well for comp’ny like for the housekeeper, but the tother sarvant gals they took wid ’em."

Etymology

From Middle English þe toþer, from the incorrect division of thet other (“the/that other”). Compare Scots tither; English tone. More at that, other.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

toder (alternative) t'other (alternative) tothers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tone tudder

Rhymes With

other another rather mother brother founding mother smother nother pother wuther suther

Questions

How do you pronounce tother?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʌðə(ɹ)/.
What does tother mean?: Other. Most often used after the.
Where does tother come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce tother

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