deth

See also: deþ

English

Noun

deth (countable and uncountable, plural deths)

  1. Obsolete form of death.

Lower Tanana

Stem

deth

  1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Transitional doth (heavy)
Progressive detth (twist)

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English dēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛ̝ːθ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːθ

Noun

deth (uncountable)

  1. death

Descendants

  • English: death (obsolete deth)
    • → Japanese: デス, death (death)
  • Middle Scots: dethe, deith, deth

References

Occitan

Contraction

deth

  1. contraction of de +‎ eth

Scottish Gaelic

Pronoun

deth

  1. alternative form of dheth
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