- What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
The addition of -th -eth relates to numbers 4 to 20 (and similarly,) and is a suffix to the cardinal number However, as in the second and third examples, the rd st simply come from the right-end of the word for the ordinal number:
- “20th century” vs. “20ᵗʰ century” - English Language Usage . . .
When writing twentieth century using an ordinal numeral, should the th part be in superscript? 20th century 20th century
- Is there a rule for pronouncing “th” at the beginning of a word?
Consider the th in thistle versus the th in this: the former is unvoiced, while the latter is voiced Is there a rule or reason for the differences?
- abbreviations - When were st, nd, rd, and th, first used - English . . .
When were numeric contractions for ordinals first used, as in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th instead of first, second, third, sixth?
- Is there any rule for differentiating between the endings th and ht?
The secondary issue is that of spelling, as you find th and ht confusing This is a matter of mis-parsing some common English digraphs When attempting to read those words, you shouldn't take h and t together, but rather g and h together, as the digraph gh is pretty common in English, and is usually silent when it's not at the beginning of a word
- How to pronounce TH quickly? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
This is made more complex by 2nd language learners and dialects without 'th-' The more populous Latin America say 's' where European Spanish speakers say 'th' And Arabic is a bit of mish mash between a high register Modern Standard Arabic with 'th' but most Arabic speakers speak day-to-day dialects without 'th-'
- What is the word for pronouncing ‘th’ as ‘v’ as part of your English . . .
The linguistic feature is known as th-fronting, where a dental fricative (both th-sounds) becomes a labiodental fricative (f,v) while the voicing remains the same First noted in the late 18th c , it is now a common feature of several dialects of English: Cockney, Essex dialect, Estuary English, some West Country and Yorkshire dialects, Newfoundland English, and African American Vernacular
- etymology - What is the origin of the -th suffix? What is the . . .
2 th as suffix changes the verb or adjective to a noun - no dispute there What does making it a noun add to the meaning? It often seems to mean a state of: eg Strength - a state of strong Health as a state of healing, Width as a state of wide, etc
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