Standard Lemma guide

ith

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /aɪθ/
  • UK, US: [aɪ̯θ]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪθ
  • UK, US: /ɪθ/
  • rhymes with -ɪθ

1

adj

Meaning 1

Occurring at position i in a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The letter having an appearance like ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound (/θ/) in Pitman shorthand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From i + -th (ordinal suffix).

From Pitman ess and ish, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: i-esimo — occurring at position i