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-oth

-oth suffix: used to form plurals of some Hebrew loanwords ending in -a or -ah.

Suffix

-oth

  1. Used to form plurals of some Hebrew loanwords ending in -a or -ah.
    Synonyms:
    see

Synonyms of -oth

Origin of -oth

From Hebrew ־וֹת (“-ót”).

Words formed from -oth

Questions about -oth

What does -oth mean?
-oth means used to form plurals of some Hebrew loanwords ending in -a or -ah.
What part of speech is -oth?
-oth is a suffix.

Words near -oth in the dictionary

  1. -osis
  2. -osity
  3. -osmia
  4. -ostomy
  5. -ote
  6. -oth
  7. -otic
  8. -otomy
  9. -our
  10. -ous
  11. -out-law

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