doeth

doeth

English

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch doet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ɪθ/

Verb

doeth

1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present form of do
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Ecclesiastes 8:3:

     Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

Usage notes

Doth and dost are generally used as auxiliary verbs; doeth and doest are generally used as main verbs.

Related terms

• doth

Anagrams

• Thode

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Middle Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doˈheθ/

Verb

do·eth

1. passive singular preterite deuterotonic of do·tét

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
do·eth	unchanged	do·n-eth
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

• IPA^(key): /doˈheθ/

Verb

do·eth

1. passive singular preterite deuterotonic of do·tét

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
do·eth	unchanged	do·n-eth
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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /doːɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɔi̯θ/
• Rhymes: -oːɨ̯θ

Adjective

doeth (feminine singular doeth, plural doethion, equative doethed, comparative doethach, superlative doethaf)

1. wise

   Synonyms: call, dysgedig, cymen

Derived terms

• doethair (“apothegm, aphorism”)
• doethineb (“wisdom”)

Related terms

• doethur (“doctor, learned person”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
doeth	ddoeth	noeth	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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