teth

English

Alternative forms

• ṭēth
• tet

Etymology

From Hebrew טֵית‎ (ṭēth, “wheel”).

Noun

teth (plural teths)

1. The ninth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Translations

Semitic letter

• Catalan: tet (ca) f
• Finnish: tet

• Hebrew: טֵית‎
• Yiddish: טית‎ m or f (tes)

Further reading

• teth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• thet

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts.

Noun

teth

1. plural of tothe

Derived terms

• tethen

Descendants

• English: teeth
• Scots: teeth

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish té, from Proto-Celtic *teɸents, from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃʰeh/

Adjective

teth (comparative teotha)

1. hot

Derived terms

• ain-teth
• botal-teth (“hot water bottle”)

Related terms

• teas
• teodhachd