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English
Etymology
Cognate with Dutch doet.
Pronunciation
Verb
doeth
- (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of do
Usage notes
Doth and dost are generally used as auxiliary verbs; doeth and doest are generally used as main verbs.
Anagrams
Middle Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
do·eth
- passive singular preterite deuterotonic of do·tét
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| do·eth |
unchanged |
do·n-eth
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Old Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
do·eth
- passive singular preterite deuterotonic of do·tét
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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do·eth
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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do·n-eth
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh doeth, from Proto-Brythonic *doɨθ, from Latin doctus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
doeth (feminine singular doeth, plural doethion, equative doethed, comparative doethach, superlative doethaf)
- wise
- Synonyms: call, dysgedig, cymen
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “doeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies