释义 |
-th I. — see -eth I II. \th, usu with preceding epenthetic t after some consonants and in eighth; often t after some consonants or/and before the plural ending s, as in sixth(s), ninths\ adjective suffix or -eth \ə̇th\ Etymology: Middle English -the, -te, -ethe, from Old English -tha, -ta, -otha, -etha; akin to Old High German -do, -to -th, Old Norse -di, -ti, Gothic -da, -ta, Latin -tus, Greek -tos, Sanskrit -tha — used in forming ordinal numbers < tenth > < twentieth > III. \th, usu with preceding epenthetic p, t, or k after some consonants; often t before the plural ending s, as in widths\ noun suffix (-s) Etymology: Middle English -the, -th, from Old English -thu, -th; akin to Old High German -ida, suffix forming abstract nouns, Old Norse -th, Gothic -itha, Latin -ta, Greek -tē, Sanskrit -tā 1. : act or process < spilth > 2. : state or condition < breadth > < greenth > < width > IV. symbol Etymology: -th (II) — used after figures (as 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) to indicate ordinal numbers < May 4th > < 44th Street > |