eldertongue

Old English · noun

diepþu

Normalised dīepþu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈdi͜yːp.θu/
Syllables
ˈdi͜yːp · θu (2 syllables)
Modern English
depthdeepness

Meaning

  1. deepness; depth

  2. abyss

Declension

Declension of diepþu
SingularPlural
Nominative dīepþudīepþadīepþe
Accusative dīepþedīepþadīepþe
Genitive dīepþedīepþa
Dative dīepþedīepþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *diupiþō (“deepness, depth”), equivalent to dēop + -þ, -þu.

Descendants

depth

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