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

Arabic: طَاء (ṭāʔ) Catalan: tet (ca) f Finnish: tet (fi) French: tèt (fr) m, tet (fr) m, teth (fr) m Hebrew: טֵית (he) Yiddish: טית m or f (tes)

See also

• Appendix:Hebrew alphabet

Further reading

• teth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Hett, thet

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 toth

Derived terms

• tethen

Descendants

• English: teeth
• Scots: teeth

Old Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteːθ/

Noun

tēth

1. plural of tōth

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

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

Mutation

Mutation of teth

radical	lenition
teth	theth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Welsh

Etymology

From Late Latin titta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːθ/
• Rhymes: -eːθ

Noun

teth f (plural tethau or tethi)

1. teat, nipple

Derived terms

• teth y fuwch (“cowslip”)
• teth y gaseg (“lousewort”)
• tethau'r gaseg (“honeysuckle”)
• teth lwgu (“dummy, pacifier”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of teth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
teth	deth	nheth	theth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “teth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies