English Explanatory Dictionary

lith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A limb; any member of the body.
  2. A joint; a segment or symmetrical part or division.
  3. A segment of an orange, or similar fruit.
noun
  1. Property.
noun
  1. A gate; a gap in a fence.
noun
  1. coccolith
name
  1. Acronym of Lake in the Hills, Illinois.

Pronunciation

/lɪθ/

Word forms

lith liths lythe

Etymology

From Middle English lith, lyth, from Old English liþ (“limb, member, joint, tip of finger, point”), from Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“limb”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots lith (“part of the body, joint”), West Frisian lid (“part of the body, member”), Dutch lid (“limb, member, section”), Middle High German lit (“limb, member”), Swedish led (“joint, link, channel”), Icelandic liður (“item”), Dutch lid (“part of the body; member”) and gelid (“joint, rank, file”), German Glied (“limb, member, link”).

Derived words

lithy
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