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Plural of hearth

regular plural

The plural of hearth is hearths.

Forms of hearth

Singularhearth /ˈhɑːθ/
Pluralhearths
Countablecountable

Hearths in a sentence

  • Like Druidry, it is organized into bodies with sub-groups, the hearths.1996, Vivianne Crowley, Thorsons principles of paganism, page 50
  • Smaller localized groups known as 'hearths' meet regularly, and are comparable, in size and function, with a Wiccan 'Coven' or Druidic 'Grove'.2003 December 8, Robert J. Wallis, Shamans/neo-Shamans: Ecstasy, Alternative Archaeologies, and Contemporary Pagans, page 102
  • A feature of many Central Texas prehistoric archeological sites is a low spreading pile of stones called a rock midden. Other features at these sites may include small hearths.From the entry feature
  • On the floor in dry parts of the cave, the researchers found two hearths.1992 October 20, Marlise Simons, “Stone Age Art Shows Penguins at Mediterranean”, in New York Times. From the entry pinewood
  • The open hearths of finery and chafery are surmounted each by a huge chimney.1957, H. R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, page 224. From the entry chafery

Meaning of hearth

  1. noun The place in a home where a fire is or was traditionally kept for home heating and for cooking, usually constituted by at least a hearthstone and often enclosed to varying degrees by any combination of reredos, fireplace, oven, smoke hood, or chimney.
  2. noun A hearthstone, either as standalone or as the floor of an enclosed fireplace or oven.
  3. noun A fireplace: an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be built.

Full definition of hearth

Questions about the plural of hearth

What is the plural of hearth?
The plural of hearth is hearths.
Is hearth countable?
Hearth is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hearth (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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