daith

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew דעת‎ (da'at, “knowledge”), possibly because of the belief that a ring daith piercing only allows intelligent speech to be heard. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Source? Wikipedia says it's because you have to be intelligent to create such a piercing!”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɑθ/, /deɪθ/

Noun

daith (plural daiths)

  1. An ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English deeth, from Old English dēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /deːθ/

Noun

daith (plural daiths)

  1. death

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dai̯θ/

Noun

daith

  1. Soft mutation of taith.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
taith daith nhaith thaith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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