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English

-th

/-θ/ · suffix

Meaning

  1. Used to form a term denoting the ordinal numeral corresponding to the value, being a natural number, of a mathematical expression.
  2. Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not “first”, “second”, or “third”.
  3. Used to form nouns of quality from adjectives.
  4. A variant of -eth, used to form the archaic third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
  5. Used to form the denominator of a fraction.
  6. Used to form nouns from verbs of action.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English -the, -th, -te, -t (abstract nominal suffix), from Old English -þ, -t, -þu, -tu, -þo, -to (“-th”, abstract nominal suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-iþō, from Proto-Indo-European *-iteh₂. Cognate with Scots -th, West Frisian -te, Dutch -te, Low German -de, Danish -de, Swedish -d, Icelandic -ð, -d, Gothic -𐌹𐌸𐌰 (-iþa), Latin -itās (“-ty, -ity”). See -ity, -t.

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