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somethingth

adj · 1 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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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmθɪŋθ/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation, nonstandard: /ˈsʌmθɪŋkθ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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adj

Meaning 1

Used to indicate the position of a number which is uncertain or unimportant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: how manyth, whatth

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From something + -th (suffix forming ordinal numerals when the final term of the number is not ‘first’, ‘second’, or ‘third’).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: nummer et eller andet — used to indicate the position of a number which is uncertain or unimportant
  • Finnish: ties mones — used to indicate the position of a number which is uncertain or unimportant
  • Ancient Greek: ποστός (postós) — used to indicate the position of a number which is uncertain or unimportant
  • Hungarian: valahányadik — used to indicate the position of a number which is uncertain or unimportant
  • Polish: któryś — used to indicate the position of a number which is uncertain or unimportant