daith

English

Alternative forms

• daith piercing

Etymology

From Hebrew דעת (da'at, “knowledge”), possibly because of the belief that a ring daith piercing only allows intelligent speech to be heard. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Source? Wikipedia says it's because you have to be intelligent to create such a piercing!”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑθ/, /deɪθ/

Noun

daith (plural daiths)

1. An ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.

Scots

Alternative forms

daeth, death, deeth, deith

Etymology

From Middle English deeth, from Old English dēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːθ/

Noun

daith (plural daiths)

1. death

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dai̯θ/

Noun

daith

1. Soft mutation of taith.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
taith	daith	nhaith	thaith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.