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firth F0145200 (fûrth)n. Scots A long, narrow inlet of the sea.
[Middle English furth, from Old Norse fjördhr; see per- in Indo-European roots.]firth (fɜːθ) or frithn (Physical Geography) a relatively narrow inlet of the sea, esp in Scotland[C15: from Old Norse fjörthr fiord]firth (fɜrθ) also frith
n. an indentation of the seacoast. [1400–50; late Middle English (Scots) < Old Norse firth-, s. of fjǫrthr fjord] firth (fûrth) A long narrow inlet of the sea. Firths are usually the lower part of an estuary, but are sometimes fjords.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Firth - English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)J. R. Firth, John Rupert Firth | | 2. | firth - a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kiltsestuary - the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix |
Translationsfirth
firth or frith, Scottish term applied to an arm of the sea, usually an estuary or strait. For Firth of Clyde, see ClydeClyde,
principal river of SW Scotland, 106 mi (171 km) long, rising in the Southern Uplands and flowing generally NW through Glasgow to the Firth of Clyde. It drains c.1,480 sq mi (3,830 sq km).
..... Click the link for more information. ; for Firth of Forth, see ForthForth,
river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, formed by streams that join near Aberfoyle in Stirling, S central Scotland. It meanders generally eastward past the town of Stirling to the Firth of Forth at Alloa. Its chief tributaries are the Teith and Allan rivers.
..... Click the link for more information. .firth[fərth] (geography) estuary firth, frith a relatively narrow inlet of the sea, esp in Scotland Firth
Related to Firth: Solway FirthSynonyms for Firthnoun English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)Synonyms- J. R. Firth
- John Rupert Firth
noun a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)Related Words |