"-eth" meaning in English

See -eth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-əθ/, /ɪθ/
Etymology: From Middle English -eth, -th, -ith, from Old English -eþ, -aþ, -þ, from Proto-Germanic *-þi, *-di, from Proto-Indo-European *-ti. Etymology templates: {{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=|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
    Sense id: en--eth-en-suffix-z20w~rG7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 34 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 23 22 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 22 27 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 25 23 2 2
  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 incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 34 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 23 22 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 22 27 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 25 23 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -th Related terms: -e [dated] Coordinate_terms: -est, -st
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=|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, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 34 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 23 22 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 22 27 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 25 23 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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