a relatively narrow inlet of the sea, esp in Scotland
Word origin
C15: from Old Norse fjörthrfiord
firth in American English
(fɜrθ)
noun
a narrow inlet or arm of the sea; estuary
Word origin
ME < ON fjörthr, akin to OE ford, ford
Examples of 'firth' in a sentence
firth
That small firth fed off the main river and joined with the larger harbor, to form a natural launch point for ships.
Raymond E. Feist SHADOW OF A DARK QUEEN: BOOK ONE OF THE SERPENTWAR SAGA (1994)
All related terms of 'firth'
Moray Firth
an inlet of the North Sea on the NE coast of Scotland . Length : about 56 km (35 miles)
Solway Firth
an inlet of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. Length : about 56 km (35 miles)
Firth of Tay
the estuary of the River Tay on the North Sea coast of Scotland . Length : 40 km (25 miles)
Pentland Firth
a channel between the mainland of N Scotland and the Orkney Islands: notorious for rough seas. Length: 32 km (20 miles). Width : up to 13 km (8 miles)
Firth of Clyde
an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland . Length: 103 km (64 miles)
Firth of Forth
an inlet of the North Sea in SE Scotland: spanned by a cantilever railway bridge 1600 m ( almost exactly 1 mile ) long (1889), and by a road bridge (1964)