Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
-th en · X · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/-θ/
Etymology
From Middle English -the, -th, -te, -t (abstract nominal suffix), from Old English -þ, -t, -þu, -tu, -þo, -to (“-th”, abstract nominal suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-iþō, from Proto-Indo-European *-iteh₂. Cognate with Scots -th, West Frisian -te, Dutch -te, Low German -de, Danish -de, Swedish -d, Icelandic -ð, -d, Gothic -𐌹𐌸𐌰 (-iþa), Latin -itās (“-ty, -ity”). See -ity, -t.
Meanings
(idiomatic, morpheme) Used to form nouns from verbs of action.
steal + -th → stealth
grow + -th → growth
bear + -th → birth
heal + -th → health
(morpheme, qualifier:now only productive in informal words) Used to form nouns of quality from adjectives.
wide + -th → width
long + -th → length
strong + -th → strength
deep + -th → depth
warm + -th → warmth
Forms
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Labels
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-t
alternative
lexicographic
Synonyms
-itude (formed from adjectives) · -ing (formed from verbs) · -ity (formed from adjectives) · -cy (formed from adjectives) · -ation (formed from verbs) · -ness (formed from adjectives)
-th en · X · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/-θ/
Etymology
From Middle English -the, -th, -te, -t (ordinal suffix), from Old English -þa, -þe, -oþa, -oþe, derived from a Proto-Indo-European superlative suffix.
Meanings
(morpheme) Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not “first”, “second”, or “third”.
the 4th/Fourth of July
Washington’s first outpost of the California-born burger joint opened Wednesday after long anticipation and a few fake-outs (like the prank sign someone posted in Wallingford in June). Problem is, it’s located in Ridgefield, a suburb of Vancouver, Washington. […] Ridgefield is the 424th location. 2025 August 21, Allison Williams, “I Braved Washington’s First In-N-Out Burger Line”, in Seattle Met, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2025:
(morpheme) Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not “first”, “second”, or “third”. ▸ Used to form a term denoting the ordinal numeral corresponding to the value, being a natural number, of a mathematical expression.
The nth term of a geometrical progression whose first term is a and common ratio is r is given by ar#123;n-1#125;.
(morpheme) Used to form the denominator of a fraction.
tr -uncu (used to form the ordinal numeral) · kmr -ê (used to form the ordinal numeral) · oc -en (used to form the ordinal numeral) · it -imo (7, 10) (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ti መበል - (used to form the ordinal numeral) · hy -րդ (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ru -ий (used to form the ordinal numeral) · km ទី- (used to form the ordinal numeral) · hy -երորդ (used to form the ordinal numeral) · cu -ъ (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ga -ú (used to form the ordinal numeral) · la -ēnsimus (used to form the ordinal numeral) · dng ди ... (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ms ke- (used to form the ordinal numeral) · he ־י (used to form the ordinal numeral) · pl -y (used to form the ordinal numeral) · de -te (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ky -унчу (used to form the ordinal numeral) · sv -de (used to form the ordinal numeral) · hak 第…… (used to form the ordinal numeral) · alt -ынчы (used to form the ordinal numeral) · tr -üncü (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ko 제- (used to form the ordinal numeral) · alt -унчы (used to form the ordinal numeral) · az -nci (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ca -èsim (used to form the ordinal numeral) · zza -nki (used to form the ordinal numeral) · it -to (4, 5, 6) (used to form the ordinal numeral) · cy -ed (used to form the ordinal numeral) · eo -a (used to form the ordinal numeral) · alt -ӱнчи (used to form the ordinal numeral) · su ka- (used to form the ordinal numeral) · az -ıncı (used to form the ordinal numeral) · tg -ум (used to form the ordinal numeral) · fi -s (used to form the ordinal numeral) · gl -ésimo (used to form the ordinal numeral) · kmr -an (used to form the ordinal numeral) · az -uncu (used to form the ordinal numeral) · io -esma (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ml -ആം (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ky -нчы (used to form the ordinal numeral) · id ke- (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ml -ആമത്തെ (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ky -үнчү (used to form the ordinal numeral) · alt -нчи (used to form the ordinal numeral) · kmr -a (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ru -ый (used to form the ordinal numeral) · cu -ьнъ (used to form the ordinal numeral) · vi thứ ... (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ja 第... (used to form the ordinal numeral) · tl ika- (used to form the ordinal numeral) · kmr -em (used to form the ordinal numeral) · pt -ésimo (used to form the ordinal numeral) · yue 第…… (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ja ...番目 (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ky -нчү (used to form the ordinal numeral) · fr -ième (used to form the ordinal numeral) · cy -edd (used to form the ordinal numeral) · pt -avo (8, 18, 28, …) (used to form the ordinal numeral) · zza -n (used to form the ordinal numeral) · pt -to (4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, …) (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ru -о́й (used to form the ordinal numeral) · grc -τος (used to form the ordinal numeral) · cy -ydd (used to form the ordinal numeral) · es -avo (8, 18, 28, ...) (used to form the ordinal numeral) · mr -वा (used to form the ordinal numeral) · tr -ıncı (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ca -è (used to form the ordinal numeral) · az -üncü (used to form the ordinal numeral) · alt -инчи (used to form the ordinal numeral) · wuu 第…… (used to form the ordinal numeral) · alt -нчы (used to form the ordinal numeral) · cy -fed (used to form the ordinal numeral) · kmr -emîn (used to form the ordinal numeral) · es -imo (7, 10, 11, 12) (used to form the ordinal numeral) · la -ēsimus (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ky -нчу (used to form the ordinal numeral) · tr -nci (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ms ک- (used to form the ordinal numeral) · pl -ty (used to form the ordinal numeral) · tr -inci (used to form the ordinal numeral) · th ที่- (used to form the ordinal numeral) · nan-hbl 第…… (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ti -ይ (used to form the ordinal numeral) · sv -te (used to form the ordinal numeral) · lo ທີ່- (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ko -째 (used to form the ordinal numeral) · sga -mad (used to form the ordinal numeral) · fa ـم (used to form the ordinal numeral) · tr -ncı (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ky -нчи (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ky -инчи (used to form the ordinal numeral) · br -vet (used to form the ordinal numeral) · dv ވަނަ (used to form the ordinal numeral) · cmn 第…… (used to form the ordinal numeral) · az -inci (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ja ...目 (used to form the ordinal numeral) · de -ste (used to form the ordinal numeral) · enm -the (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ko ~ 번째 (used to form the ordinal numeral) · it -esimo (used to form the ordinal numeral) · hi -वां (used to form the ordinal numeral) · ky -ынчы (used to form the ordinal numeral)
-th en · X · etymology 3
Pronunciation
/-θ/
Etymology
From Middle English -eth, -th, from Old English -eþ, -aþ, -þ.
Meanings
(archaic, morpheme) A variant of -eth, used to form the archaic third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.