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/, /deɪθ/

Noun

daith (plural daiths)

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

Scots

Alternative forms
daeth, death, deeth, deith

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
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
taith daith nhaith thaith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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