Dainteth

/ˈdeɪntɪθ/ verb

Definition

An archaic third-person singular form meaning 'to treat with delicacy or refinement,' or 'to make dainty.'

Etymology

From Middle English dainten, derived from Old French daintier, ultimately from Latin dignitas meaning 'worthiness.' The -eth ending is an archaic English verb conjugation suffix used in Early Modern English.

Kelly Says

This word shows how English used to conjugate verbs differently—'he dainteth' is like saying 'he delicates' today, but we'd never say that. It's a fascinating fossil of how our language worked 400 years ago.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ ነገር ይታይል
an-d ne-ger ee-ta-yil
ARالعربية
يبدو أنيقًا
yaba-du an-eeqan
BNবাংলা
সুন্দর দেখা যায়
sun-dor dek-ha jaay
CACatalà
teh
CSČeština
vykazuje se elegantně
vyka-zu-je se eh-leh-gan-ne
DADansk
ser elegant ud
ser eh-leh-gant oot
DEDeutsch
zeigt sich edel
tsayht sich ay-del
ELΕλληνικά
παραπέμπει σε κομψότητα
para-pem-pee se kom-pso-to-tee
ESEspañol
se muestra elegante
seh moo-stra eh-leh-gan-teh
FAفارسی
شیک به نظر می رسد
sheek be na-zar mi resad
FISuomi
näyttää elegantilta
na-y-tyt eh-leh-gan-til-ta
FRFrançais
se montre élégant
se montre eh-leh-gah
GUGU
સુંદર દેખાય છે
soon-der deh-kha-ay che
HAHA
sanya
san-ya
HEעברית
נראה אלגנטי
na-reh el-gan-tee
HIहिन्दी
शोभनीय दिखाई देता है
shob-h-nee-yah dikh-ai de-ta hai
HUMagyar
stílusosan látszik
stee-loo-sohs la-tszik
IDBahasa Indonesia
terlihat anggun
ter-lihat ang-gun
IGIG
oma
o-ma
ITItaliano
si mostra elegante
si moo-stra eh-leh-gan-teh
JA日本語
上品に見えます
jou-hin ni mie-e-masu
KKKK
стильно выглядит
stil-no vgly-daet
KMKM
អាករ
a-kar
KO한국어
우아하게 보입니다
u-a-ha-ge boi-da-bim-ni-da
MRMR
शोभनीय दिसतो
shob-h-nee-yah di-sa-to
MSBahasa Melayu
terlihat anggun
ter-lihat ang-gun
MYမြန်မာ
ပြီး
pee
NLNederlands
laat elegant zien
laht eh-leh-gan-teh zee-n
NONorsk
ser elegant ut
ser eh-leh-gant oot
PAPA
ਸੁੰਦਰ ਦਿੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ
sun-der dikh-da hai
PLPolski
wygląda wyszukanie
vye-goo-v-a vish-ook-ah-nie
PTPortuguês
se mostra elegante
seh moo-stra eh-leh-gan-teh
RORomână
pare elegant
pa-re eh-leh-gant
RUРусский
выглядит изящно
vyklydayt ee-zyashchno
SVSvenska
ser elegant ut
ser eh-leh-gan-tah oot
SWKiswahili
inaonekana mzuri
ee-na-ta-ka-na m-zoo-ree
TAதமிழ்
அழகாகத் தோன்றுகிறது
a-zha-ga-ak tha-don-ru-ki-ri-thu
TEతెలుగు
శోభాయంగా కనిపిస్తుంది
shobhaya-nga kan-i-p-istu-ndi
THไทย
ดูสง่างาม
doo song-ngahm
TLTL
maganda ang hitsura
ma-gan-da ang hits-u-ra
TRTürkçe
zarif görünür
zah-reef goo-roo-n-oor
UKУкраїнська
виглядає елегантно
vyklydayt eh-leh-gan-tno
URاردو
خوبصورت دکھائی دیتا ہے
khoob-soorat dikh-ai de-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
được cho là sang trọng
duoc cho la sang-trong
YOYO
àgbà
ah-gba
ZH中文
显得优雅
xiǎn de you-ya
ZUZU
mnandi
m-nan-dee

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