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ᵗʰ

ᵗʰ is the alternative form of -th.

Meaning of -th

Suffix (1)

-th

  1. (idiomatic) Used to form nouns from verbs of action.
    • grow + -th → growth
    Synonyms:
    -ing, -ation
  2. (now only productive in informal words) Used to form nouns of quality from adjectives.
    • warm + -th → warmth
    Synonyms:
    -ness, -ity, -cy, -itude

Suffix (2)

-th

  1. Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not “first”, “second”, or “third”.
    • the 4th/Fourth of July
    1. Used to form a term denoting the ordinal numeral corresponding to the value, being a natural number, of a mathematical expression.
      • The nth term of a geometrical progression whose first term is a and common ratio is r is given by ar#123;n-1#125;.
  2. Used to form the denominator of a fraction.
    • one seventh; three tenths

Suffix (3)

-th

  1. (archaic) A variant of -eth, used to form the archaic third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
    • come → cometh

Questions about ᵗʰ

What is ᵗʰ the alternative form of?
ᵗʰ is the alternative form of -th.

Words near ᵗʰ in the dictionary

  1. ᴄ
  2. ᴄʜ
  3. ᴋ
  4. ᴛ
  5. ᴢ
  6. ᵗʰ
  7. ᵫ
  8. ᵺ
  9. ḍamma
  10. Ḥasid
  11. Ḥasidim

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ᵗʰ (page history and authors); -th (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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