Thanet
English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Thanet, Tanet, from Old English Tænet, Tenet, from Brythonic (compare Latin Tanatus, Old Welsh Tanat).
Initial th- is due to an erroneous connection to Ancient Greek θᾰ́νᾰτος (thánatos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθænɪt/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈtænɪt/, /ˈtɛnɪt/
Proper noun
Thanet
- A local government district which includes the Isle of Thanet in Kent, England.
Derived terms
- Isle of Thanet
- Planet Thanet
- Thanetian
Anagrams
- Hatten, thetan