Last Updated :2025/11/19

-th

IPA(Pronunciation)
Suffix
idiomatic morpheme archaic humorous
Japanese Meaning
動作を表す動詞から名詞を作るために使われる接尾辞(かつては一般的に用いられた) / 形容詞から名詞を作るために使われる接尾辞(現在は稀でユーモラスな用法)
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かつて使われていた名詞化の接尾辞は中世に多くの動詞を名詞に変え、例えば grow が growth に、warm が warmth になりました。

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(no longer productive) Used to form nouns from verbs of action. / (now rare and humorous) Used to form nouns from adjectives.

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-th

The medieval suffix -th turned many verbs into nouns, producing words like 'grow' → 'growth' and 'warm' → 'warmth'.

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The medieval suffix -th turned many verbs into nouns, producing words like 'grow' → 'growth' and 'warm' → 'warmth'.

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