-th
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /θ/
[edit] Etymology 1
Representing Old English -þ.
[edit] Suffix
-th
- forming nouns from verbs of action
- forming nouns from adjectives
[edit] Etymology 2
Representing Old English -þa, -þe, -oþa, -oþe, derived from an Indo-European superlative suffix.
[edit] Suffix
-th
- Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not "first", "second", or "third".
- The 4th of July
[edit] Coordinate terms
[edit] Translations
used to form the ordinal numeral
[edit] Etymology 3
Representing Old English -eþ, -aþ, -þ.
[edit] Suffix
-th
- a variant of -eth, used to form the archaic third person singular of verbs
- come → cometh