-eth

Morpheme

-eth

Type

suffix

Denotation

ordinal number suffix

Etymology

Middle English -th, -eth, -the, -ethe; Old English -þa, -þe, -oþa

Evidence

eightieth, fiftieth, fortieth, ninetieth, seventieth, sixtieth, thirtieth, twentieth

See Also

-th

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