neath
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To be under something, used in old or poetic language
- adposition
- /niːθ/
- Archaic
:
debajo
- He found the treasure hidden neath the old oak tree.
Examples
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And everyone neath their vine and fig tree Shall live in peace and unafraid
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Put it neath the tire, boy.
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Green dirt Neath my nails live longer than my ears.
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And everyone neath their vine and fig tree Shall live in peace and unafraid.
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The cat curled up snugly neath the warm blanket.
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The roots grew deep neath the surface of the soil.
Synonyms
underneath
vsneath
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Directly below or on the bottom of something
is an older poetic version with literary or archaic tone
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Neath is a short, older form of beneath that drops the prefix be-, so it simply means 'under' or 'below'. That's why neath appears in poetry and old writing to say something is 'under' another thing.