Standard Lemma guide

sith

conj · noun · 5 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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  • 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.