Synonyms for eth
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into Old English to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in English but still in modern use in Icelandic, the IPA and other phonetic alphabets to represent the voiced dental fricative "th" sound as in the English word then. The letter is also used in Faroese, but is generally silent in that language.
Related words
- Other spellings
- edh
Forms
- Plural
- eths
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| eth | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.