-th

Pronunciation

• IPA: /θ/

Alternative forms

• -t

From Middle English -th, -t, from Old English -þ, -t, -þu, -tu, -þo, -to ("-th", abstract nominal suffix.), from Proto-Germanic *-iþō ("-th"), from Proto-Indo-European *-itā ("-th"). Cognate with Scots -th ("-th"), West Frisian -te ("-th"), Dutch -te ("-th"), Danish -de ("-th"), Swedish -d ("-th"), Icelandic -ð, -d ("-th"), Gothic -𐌹𐌸𐌰 (-iþa, "-th"), Latin -itās ("-ty, -ity"). See -ity.

Full definition of -th

Suffix

1. (rare) Forming nouns from verbs of action.berth, blowth, drawth, flowth, growth, health, sight, spilth, stealth, theft, weight
2. (rare) Forming nouns from adjectives.breadth, dearth, depth, filth, height/heighth, length, roomth, strength, troth, truth, slowth, wealth, width, wrength, youngth

Synonyms

• -ness
• -hood
• -ship
• -itas
• -itude
• -ia
• -itia
• -ity
• -ability
• -ibility
• -icity
• -osity
• -ous
• -ose

Representing Old English -þa, -þe, -oþa, -oþe'', derived from a Proto-Indo-European superlative suffix.

Suffix

1. Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not "first", "second", or "third".The 4th of July

Coordinate terms

• -nd
• -rd
• -st

Representing Old English -eþ, -aþ, -þ.

Suffix

1. (archaic) a variant of -eth, used to form the archaic third-person singular of verbscome → cometh