teth

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew טֵית (ṭēth, “wheel”).

Noun

teth (plural teths)

  1. The ninth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Translations

See also
  • Appendix:Hebrew alphabet

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts.

Noun

teth

  1. plural of tothe

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: teeth
  • Scots: teeth

Old Frisian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈteːθ/

Noun

tēth

  1. plural of tōth

References
  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish té, from Proto-Celtic *teɸents, from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʃʰeh/

Adjective

teth (comparative teotha)

  1. hot

Derived terms
  • ain-teth
  • botal-teth (“hot water bottle”)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
teththeth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Etymology

From Late Latin titta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /teːθ/
  • Rhymes: -eːθ

Noun

teth f (plural tethau or tethi)

  1. teat, nipple

Derived terms
  • teth lwgu f (“dummy, pacifier”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
teth deth nheth theth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “teth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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