Thoth
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Thoth
- /ˈθəʊθ/ UK
- /ˈθoʊθ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊθ
Where it comes from
Via Latin Thōth from Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth), from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”, literally “he who is like the ibis”). Compare Coptic Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Thōout).
proper noun
- The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon.
- The first month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Thoth has been in roughly September. To November 1 add 7, and the ſum will ſhew, that the ſeventh day of Thoth fell, that year, upon the eighth day of November.
Translations
Talk about this word "Thoth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thoth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Thoth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thoth "Thoth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thoth.Cite this
@misc{thoth_2026,
title = {Thoth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thoth},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
