"lethe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈliːθi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lethe.wav [Southern-England] Forms: lethes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē, “forgetfulness”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Lēthē}} Latin Lēthē, {{cog|grc|Λήθη|t=forgetfulness}} Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē, “forgetfulness”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} lethe (usually uncountable, plural lethes)
  1. Forgetfulness of the past; oblivion. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-lethe-en-noun-iXhm4FOx
  2. Dissimulation. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-lethe-en-noun-rfsAJ9MT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lethean Related terms: lethargy, lethargic
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈliːθi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lethe.wav [Southern-England] Forms: lethes [plural]
Etymology: Possibly influenced by Latin lētum (“killing”). Etymology templates: {{cog|la|lētum|t=killing}} Latin lētum (“killing”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} lethe (usually uncountable, plural lethes)
  1. (obsolete, rare) Death. Tags: obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-lethe-en-noun-tSRRXLIc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Middle English]

Forms: lethes [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lethe, {{enm-noun}} lethe (plural lethes)
  1. Alternative form of lyth Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lyth
    Sense id: en-lethe-enm-noun-vRcCEJRU Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Old Irish]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], lethe [mutation, mutation-radical], also llethe after a proclitic [mutation, mutation-radical], lethe [mutation, mutation-nasal]
Head templates: {{head|sga|noun form}} lethe Inflection templates: {{sga-mutation|l|ethe}}
  1. Alternative spelling of leithe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: leithe
    Sense id: en-lethe-sga-noun-TZdaiuMB Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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