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eth

eth

1 9.9
A letter used to show the voiced th sound, as in the word this
  • noun
  • /ɛθ/
  • Specialized
: eth
  • The letter eth represents the voiced 'th' sound in Old English.

Examples

  • For the letters "thorn" and "eth," he often uses a simple "d" in the beginning and middle of words.

    Academic text (1996)

  • 35. I confess, however, to substituting the "thorn" for the barred "d" eth as the last letter of the third person singular present indicative verb.

    Academic text (1996)

  • In phonetics, eth is used to denote the sound in words like 'the' and 'this.'

  • Many linguists study how the letter eth is pronounced in various languages.

Synonyms

thorn
vseth
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An Old English letter that shows the 'th' sound

specifies the voiced th sound rather than the general th sound
edh
vseth
  • Specialized
9.9

A letter that shows the voiced th sound in words like this

is used in Old English and other languages rather than phonetic notation

Surface Forms

eth singular
eths plural

Etymology

Eth (ð) comes from Old English and is still used in Icelandic to show the voiced 'th' sound, like in the word 'this', so eth reminds you of that 'th' sound today.