teth
English
Alternative forms
- ṭēth
- tet
Noun
teth (plural teths)
- The ninth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Translations
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.
Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish té, from Proto-Celtic *teɸents, from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃʰeh/
Derived terms
- ain-teth
- botal-teth (“hot water bottle”)
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