"-eth" meaning in English

See -eth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-əθ/, /ɪθ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--eth.wav [Southern-England] Forms: -th [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth From Middle English -eth, -th, -ith, from Old English -eþ, -aþ, -þ, from Proto-Germanic *-þi, *-di, from Proto-Indo-European *-ti. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:inh|enm:-eth<id:third-person singular>|id=third-person singular|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ōþ", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-aþ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-eth", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-eth", "lang" : "en" }" data-id="third-person singular" data-lang="en" data-title="-eth" id="English:_third-person_singular">, {{inh|en|enm|-eth}} Middle English -eth, {{inh|en|ang|-eþ}} Old English -eþ, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*-þi}} Proto-Germanic *-þi, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*-ti}} Proto-Indo-European *-ti Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -eth, {{en-suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -eth
  1. (archaic) Used to form the third-person singular present indicative of verbs. Tags: archaic, morpheme Related terms: -e [dated] Coordinate_terms: -est, -st
    Sense id: en--eth-en-suffix-z20w~rG7 Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 35 31 35
  2. (humorous) Used broadly with various verb forms for ironic pseudoarchaic or pseudoecclesiastical effect. Tags: humorous, morpheme
    Sense id: en--eth-en-suffix-Vm6P3VS3 Categories (other): English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 35 31 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From Middle English -th, -eth, -the, -ethe, from Old English -þa, -þe, -oþa, from Proto-Germanic *-þô, *-tô, *-udô, *-dô, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-th}} Middle English -th, {{inh|en|ang|-þa}} Old English -þa, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*-þô}} Proto-Germanic *-þô, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*-tós}} Proto-Indo-European *-tós Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -eth, {{en-suffix}} -eth
  1. used to create ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers ending in -y, namely the multiples of ten (other than ten itself): 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90; e.g. twentieth, thirtieth. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--eth-en-suffix-ulPM~eA9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 34 32 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "cat4": "",
        "head": "",
        "id": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-eth",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-eth",
      "name": "en-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "used to create ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers ending in -y, namely the multiples of ten (other than ten itself): 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90; e.g. twentieth, thirtieth."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-y",
          "-y#English"
        ],
        [
          "twentieth",
          "twentieth#English"
        ],
        [
          "thirtieth",
          "thirtieth#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-eth"
}

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