Standard Lemma guide

sheth

name · 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ʃɛθ/
  • CMU ARPABET: SH EH1 TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Indian surname, spelling variant of Seth, of Hindu, Jain, and Parsi origin, all from derivatives of Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (śreṣṭhin, “banker, head of a guild”).

Inherited from Middle English schethe; possibly related to or even etymologically identical to sheath. Compare Old English sċēaþa, Middle Dutch schêde (“nail”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: shpatëz — bar connecting the beam to the sole
  • Catalan: telera — bar connecting the beam to the sole
  • Catalan: tenella — bar connecting the beam to the sole
  • Catalan: tinella — bar connecting the beam to the sole
  • Dutch: zuil — bar connecting the beam to the sole
  • Dutch: ploegschei — bar connecting the beam to the sole
  • French: étançon — bar connecting the beam to the sole
  • German: Griessäule — bar connecting the beam to the sole
  • German: Bruststück — bar connecting the beam to the sole
  • German: Grieser — bar connecting the beam to the sole
  • Italian: profime — bar connecting the beam to the sole
  • Spanish: telera — bar connecting the beam to the sole