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[eth]
–noun
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
Also, edh.

-eth

1
an ending of the third person singular present indicative of verbs, now occurring only in archaic forms or used in solemn or poetic language: doeth or doth; hopeth; sitteth.
Also, -th.


Origin:
OE -eth, -ath, -oth, -th; akin to L -t

-eth

2
var. of -th 2 , the ordinal suffix, used when the cardinal number ends in -y: twentieth; thirtieth.

Eth.

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edh also eth   (ěth)   
n.  
  1. A letter (ƌ) appearing in Old English, Old Saxon, Old Norse, and modern Icelandic to represent an interdental fricative.

  2. The symbol (ƌ) in the International Phonetic Alphabet representing the voiced interdental fricative, as in the or either.


[Icelandic.]
eth   (ěth)   
n.  Variant of edh.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ETH
Ethiopia (international vehicle ID)
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