doeth
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
doeth
- (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of do
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiastes 8:3:
- Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Usage notes edit
Doth and dost are generally used as auxiliary verbs; doeth and doest are generally used as main verbs.
Related terms edit
Anagrams edit
Middle Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
do·eth
Mutation edit
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| do·eth | unchanged | do·n-eth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
do·eth
Mutation edit
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| do·eth | unchanged | do·n-eth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh doeth, from Proto-Brythonic *doɨθ, from Latin doctus.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /doːɨ̯θ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /dɔi̯θ/
- Rhymes: -oːɨ̯θ
Adjective edit
doeth (feminine singular doeth, plural doethion, equative doethed, comparative doethach, superlative doethaf)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- doethur (“doctor, learned person”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| doeth | ddoeth | noeth | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “doeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies