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name · prep · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • nēth
  • /niːθ/
  • rhymes with -iːθ
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name

Meaning 1

A town and community with a town council in Neath Port Talbot borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS7597).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

A river in Neath Port Talbot borough, which flows into Baglan Bay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 3

A locality in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

prep

Meaning 4

Beneath.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: poetic

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Nedd.

From Old English neoþan, from Proto-Germanic *niþanē.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Welsh: Castell-nedd — a town in Wales
  • Welsh: Nedd — a river in Wales
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