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Meaning of -eth | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
-əθ

Definitions

  1. Used to form the third-person singular present indicative of verbs.
  2. used to create ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers ending in -y, namely the multiples of ten (other than ten itself): 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90; e.g. twentieth, thirtieth.
  3. Used broadly with various verb forms for ironic pseudoarchaic or pseudoecclesiastical effect.

Examples

“Pride goeth before a fall... The good Lord giveth and the good Lord taketh away...”
“Hark, the assistant manager doth emaileth ye... But thou saideth!... Rolling a natural 20, he killedeth the kobolds... Verily, I am shooketh...”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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