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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseth
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛd
"La lettre eth était utilisée en vieil anglais."
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The letter ð, used in Old English, Middle English, and Icelandic orthography to represent a voiced dental fricative.
"The scribe used the eth character frequently in the manuscript."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English and Icelandic letter name 'eð', originating from the Latin 'ed' or Germanic roots. Historically used in Old English, Middle English, and modern Icelandic alphabets to represent the voiced dental fricative sound.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eth" is said worldwide
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eth
Transliteration: ɛd
"La lettre eth était utilisée en vieil anglais."
Eth
Transliteration: ɛt
"Der Buchstabe Eth stammt aus dem Altenglischen."
eth
Transliteration: ɛd
"La lettera eth fa parte dell'alfabeto islandese."
ed
Transliteration: ed
"La letra ed se usaba en inglés antiguo."
ed
Transliteration: ed
"A letra ed era usada no inglês antigo."
एथ
Transliteration: eth
"एथ पुरानी अंग्रेजी का एक अक्षर है।"
齿擦音字母
Transliteration: chǐ cā yīn zìmǔ
"Eth是古英语和冰岛语中的一个字母。"
에스
Transliteration: eseu
"에스는 고대 영어에 사용된 문자입니다."
エズ
Transliteration: ezu
"エズは古英語やアイスランド語で使用される文字です。"
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