cometh

English

Alternative forms

• commeth

Etymology

From Middle English cometh, cumeþ, comth, cumþ, kimeð, from Old English cymþ, cymeþ, from Proto-Germanic *kwimidi, third person singular indicative of Proto-Germanic *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to come +‎ -eth. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kumt, West Frisian komt, Dutch komt, German Low German kummt, German kommt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌm.əθ/

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Verb

cometh

1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of come

   Cometh the hour, cometh the man. (proverb)

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 37:19:

     And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer commeth.