conj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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sĭth
/sɪθ/
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rhymes with -ɪθ
sēth
/siːθ/
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rhymes with -iːθ
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1
conj
Meaning 1
Archaic form of since.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: as, because, seeing that, as long as, being, being as, being that, due to the fact that, for, for that, forasmuch as, forthy, forwhy, given that, in regard, in that, inasmuch as, now that, on account of, since, sith, sithence, when, ∵
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A journey, way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trip, fare, journey, sith
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One's journey of life, experience, one's lot, also by extension life, lifetime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
Christ's sith of sorrow and suffering.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An instant in time, a point in time or an occasion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: juncture, time, instant, minute, moment, occasion, point in time, sith
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
One of a fictional order of creatures from the Star Wars universe who represent the antithesis and ancient enemies of the Jedi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Star Wars
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Sith Lord
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Clipping of sithen; compare German seit (“since”).
From Middle English sith (“journey, movement, lifetime, period, occasion”), from Old English sīþ (“journey, movement, trip, point in time, occasion”), from Proto-West Germanic *sinþ, from Proto-Germanic *sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to go, head”). Cognate with Faroese sinn (“time”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (sinþs, “path, movement”), Icelandic sinn (“time”). See also send.