doeth

English

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch doet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduːɪθ/, /ˈduːəθ/
• Rhymes: -uːɪθ, -uːəθ

Verb

doeth

1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of do
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiastes 8:3:

     Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

Usage notes

Doeth and doest are generally used as main verbs; doth and dost are generally used as auxiliary verbs.

Related terms

• doth

Anagrams

• Thode

Middle Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (earlier) /d̪oˈheθ/, (later) /d̪oˈheh/

Verb

do·eth

1. passive singular preterite deuterotonic of do·tét

Mutation

Mutation of doeth

radical	lenition	nasalization
do·eth (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	do·n-eth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doɨ̯θ/

Verb

doeth

1. third-person singular preterite of dyuot

Mutation

Mutated forms of doeth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
doeth	ðoeth	noeth	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪oˈheθ/

Verb

do·eth

1. passive singular preterite deuterotonic of do·tét

Mutation

Mutation of do·eth

radical	lenition	nasalization
do·eth (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	do·eth	do·n-eth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh doeth, from Proto-Brythonic *doɨθ, from Latin doctus.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /doːɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɔi̯θ/
• Rhymes: -oːɨ̯θ

Adjective

doeth (feminine singular doeth, plural doethion, comparative doethach, equative doethed, superlative doethaf)

1. wise

   Synonyms: call, dysgedig, cymen

Derived terms

• doethair (“apothegm, aphorism”)
• doethineb (“wisdom”)

Related terms

• doethur (“doctor, learned person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of doeth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
doeth	ddoeth	noeth	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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