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English
Etymology
From Hebrew דעת (da'at, “knowledge”), possibly because of the belief that a ring daith piercing only allows intelligent speech to be heard.
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Pronunciation
Noun
daith (plural daiths)
- 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
Noun
daith (plural daiths)
- death
Welsh
Pronunciation
Noun
daith
- Soft mutation of taith.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.