"th'" meaning in English

See th' in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ð/, /ðə/ Forms: th’ [canonical]
Rhymes: -ə Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=th’}} th’, {{en-cont|head=th’}} th’
  1. (poetic, archaic) Contraction of the. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction, poetic Alternative form of: the
    Sense id: en-th'-en-contraction-4~R3lkHr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. (archaic) Contraction of thou. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction Alternative form of: thou
    Sense id: en-th'-en-contraction-TnYdXlgh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. (colloquial) Contraction of there. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: there
    Sense id: en-th'-en-contraction-S9kpQfc7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33

Download JSON data for th' meaning in English (2.3kB)

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