toþ

See also: toth, Tóth, toy, Toy, tøy, -tøy, тоу, and тө.ү

Middle English

Noun

toþ

  1. Alternative form of tothe

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tanþ (by loss of the n and the resulting compensatory lengthening of the vowel).

Cognates:
Cognates with Old Frisian tōth, Old Saxon tand, Dutch tand, Old High German zan, zand (German Zahn), Old Norse tǫnn (Swedish tand), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐍃 (tunþus); and with Sanskrit दन्त (danta) (Hindi दांत (dānt)), Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn), Latin dens (French dent), Old Irish dét, Lithuanian dantìs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /toːθ/

Noun

tōþ m

  1. tooth

Declension
Declension of toþ (strong consonant stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative tōþ tēþ
accusative tōþ tēþ
genitive tōþes tōþa
dative tēþ tōþum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: tothe, toth, tooth
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