-th 1. a suffix forming nouns of action (birth) or abstract nouns denoting quality or condition (depth; length; warmth).
What does the suffix th means?
Suffix. -th. Used to form the ordinal numeral when the final term of the spelled number is not “first”, “second”, or “third”. the 4th/Fourth of July. (mathematics) Used to form a term denoting the ordinal numeral corresponding to the value, being a natural number, of a mathematical expression.
What words end with the suffix th?
Category:English words suffixed with -thmonth.math.broth.feud.nineteenth.drift.weft.gift.
Why do old words end in th?
This suffix actually came from an Old English letter, -þ, which actually also had the same function of turning verbs and adjectives into nouns. Rather, the suffix has had the sound /þ/ or variants thereof since Old English, when it was usually written "þ".
What is called th?
(Background: numbers that have the additional letters, like st, nd, rd, and th are called ordinals: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. When you shrink the letters and elevate them, they're called superscript ordinals: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.) So why do many legal documents use superscript ordinals?