moneth

English

Noun

moneth (plural moneths)

  1. Obsolete spelling of month.
    • 1690, Richard Pierce, Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick:
      IT is deſigned, that the Countery ſhall be furnished once a moneth ( or if any Glut of Occurrences happen, oftener, ) with an Account of ſuch conſiderable things as have arrived unto our Notice.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥sder.
Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs
Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ
Old English mōnaþ
Middle English moneth

    From Old English mōnaþ. By surface analysis, mone +‎ -th.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmoːn(ə)θ/, /ˈmun(ə)θ/

    Noun

    moneth (plural monethes)

    1. month

    Descendants

    • English: month
    • Scots: moneth
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