daith

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew דעת (da'at, “knowledge”), possibly because of the belief that a ring daith piercing only allows intelligent speech to be heard. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Source? Wikipedia says it's because you have to be intelligent to create such a piercing!”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɑθ/, (spelling pronunciation) /deɪθ/

Noun

daith (plural daiths)

  1. An ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English deeth, from Old English dēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deːθ/

Noun

daith (plural daiths)

  1. death

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dai̯θ/

Noun

daith

  1. soft mutation of taith

Mutation

Mutated forms of taith
radical soft nasal aspirate
taith daith nhaith thaith

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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