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stathe

stathe noun: a landing-place; wharf.

Noun

stathe (plural stathes)

  1. (dialectal) A landing-place; wharf.

Forms of stathe

pluralstathes
alternative formstaith
alternative formstaithe
alternative formsteyth

Origin of stathe

From Middle English stathe, from Old English steþ, stæþ (“bank, shore”), from Proto-Germanic *staþą, *staþaz, *staþwō (“bank, shore”). Cognate with Old Frisian sted (“bank, shore”), Middle High German stat (“bank, shore”) (German Gestade), dialectal Norwegian stad (“riverbank”), Icelandic stöð (“a harbour, roadstead, port, landing”); akin to Old English stede (“place”). More at stead.

Words that rhyme with stathe

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Questions about stathe

What does stathe mean?
Stathe means a landing-place; wharf.
What part of speech is stathe?
Stathe is a noun.
What is the plural of stathe?
The plural of stathe is stathes.

Words near stathe in the dictionary

  1. statfarad
  2. statfarads
  3. Statfold
  4. Statham
  5. Stathams
  6. stathe
  7. stathead
  8. statheads
  9. Statherian
  10. statherin
  11. Stathern

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