Th


Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. thorium.

Other definitions for -th (2 of 6)

-th1

  1. a suffix forming nouns of action (birth) or abstract nouns denoting quality or condition (depth; length; warmth).

Origin of -th

2
Middle English -th(e), Old English -thu, -tho, -th (variant -t after a velar, f, or s); cognate with Gothic -itha,Latin -tus,Greek -tos

Other definitions for -th (3 of 6)

-th2

  1. a suffix used in the formation of ordinal numbers (fourth, tenth), in some cases, added to altered stems of the cardinal (fifth; twelfth).

Origin of -th

3
Middle English -the, -te,Old English -tha, -the (variant -ta after f or s); cognate with Old Norse -thi, -di,Latin -tus,Greek -tos;see -eth2

Other definitions for -th (4 of 6)

-th3

  1. variant of -eth1: doth.

Other definitions for Th. (5 of 6)

Th.

abbreviation
  1. Thursday.

Other definitions for T.H. (6 of 6)

T.H.

abbreviation
  1. Territory of Hawaii.

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British Dictionary definitions for th (1 of 4)

th

the internet domain name for
  1. Thailand

British Dictionary definitions for Th (2 of 4)

Th

the chemical symbol for
  1. thorium

British Dictionary definitions for -th (3 of 4)

-th1

suffix forming nouns
  1. (from verbs) indicating an action or its consequence: growth

  2. (from adjectives) indicating a quality: width

Origin of -th

3
from Old English -thu, -tho

British Dictionary definitions for -th (4 of 4)

-th2

suffix
  1. forming ordinal numbers: fourth; thousandth

Origin of -th

4
from Old English -(o) tha, -(o) the

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Scientific definitions for Th

Th

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