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-th¹

  • /-θ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English -the, -th, -te, -t (abstract nominal suffix), from Old English -þ, -t, -þu, -tu, -þo, -to (“-th”, abstract nominal suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-iþō, from Proto-Indo-European *-iteh₂. Cognate with Scots -th, West Frisian -te, Dutch -te, Low German -de, Danish -de, Swedish -d, Icelandic -ð, -d, Gothic -𐌹𐌸𐌰 (-iþa), Latin -itās (“-ty, -ity”). See -ity, -t.

suffix -t

  1. idiomatic, morpheme Used to form nouns from verbs of action. grow + -th → growth

    Similar: -ing, -ation

  2. morpheme Used to form nouns of quality from adjectives. warm + -th → warmth

    Similar: -ness, -ity, -cy, -itude

-th²

  • /-θ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English -the, -th, -te, -t (ordinal suffix), from Old English -þa, -þe, -oþa, -oþe, derived from a Proto-Indo-European superlative suffix.

suffix

  1. morpheme Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not “first”, “second”, or “third”. the 4th/Fourth of July
  2. morpheme Used to form a term denoting the ordinal numeral corresponding to the value, being a natural number, of a mathematical expression. The nth term of a geometrical progression whose first term is a and common ratio is r is given by ar#123;n-1#125;.
  3. morpheme Used to form the denominator of a fraction. one seventh; three tenths

-th³

  • /-θ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English -eth, -th, from Old English -eþ, -aþ, -þ.

suffix

  1. archaic, morpheme A variant of -eth, used to form the archaic third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs. come → cometh

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suffix used to form the ordinal numeral

Español-avo (8, 18, 28, ...), -imo (7, 10, 11, 12)
한국어-째 -jjae, 제- je-, ~ 번째
日本語第... dai..., ...目, ...番目 ...banme
中文第…… dì...
हिन्दी-वां -vā̃
Português-ésimo, -to (4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, …), -avo (8, 18, 28, …)
Français-ième
Deutsch-te, -ste
Italiano-esimo, -to (4, 5, 6), -imo (7, 10)
Русский-ый -yj, -о́й -ój, -ий -ij
Tiếng Việtthứ ...
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@misc{th_2026,
  title = {-th},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-th},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}