firth

See also: Firth and firð

English

The best known firth is probably the Firth of Forth with its two large bridges.

Etymology

From Scots, from Old Norse fjǫrðr; cognate with fjord, and more distantly with ford. See also port, an even more distant cognate.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɜːθ/
(US) IPA^(key): /fɝθ/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)θ

Noun

firth (plural firths)

An arm of the sea.
(Scotland) A frith; a wood, wooded country.

Alternative forms

(a wood) fyrth

Synonyms

(arm of the sea) frith

Hypernyms

loch, sea loch

Derived terms

Terms derived from firth

Dornoch Firth
Firth of Clyde
Firth of Forth
Firth of Tay
Firth of Thames
Moray Firth
Pentland Firth
Solway Firth

Translations

arm of a sea

Bulgarian: тесен залив m (tesen zaliv)
Finnish: lahti (fi), vuono (fi), estuaari (fi)

Russian: лима́н (ru) m (limán)
Scottish Gaelic: linne f, caol m

References

“firth” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Anagrams

Frith, frith

Middle English

Noun

firth

Alternative form of frith

References

“frith (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-04.

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