sooth

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English sooth, from Old English sōþ (“truth; true, actual, real”), from Proto-West Germanic *sanþ, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz (“truth; true”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts, *h₁s-ont- (“being, existence, real, true”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”). Akin to Old Saxon sōþ (“true”), Old High German sand (“true”), Old Norse sannr (“true”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 (sunja, “truth”), Old English synn (“sin, guilt"; literally, "being the one guilty”). More at sin. See also soothe, derived from the same Old English word. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /suːθ/ Rhymes: -uːθ ==== Noun ==== sooth (uncountable) (archaic) Truth. (obsolete) Augury; prognostication. (obsolete) Blandishment; cajolery. (obsolete) Reality; fact. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== sooth (comparative soother, superlative soothest) (archaic) True. (obsolete) Pleasing; delightful; sweet. ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== sooth (not comparable) (archaic) In truth; indeed. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== sooth (third-person singular simple present sooths, present participle soothing, simple past and past participle soothed) Obsolete form of soothe. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== sooth (uncountable) Alternative form of saunth (“type of chutney”). === Anagrams === toosh, Hoots, Htoos, shoot, hoots, Sotho, O-shot == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /suθ/ === Adjective === sooth (not comparable) south === Adverb === sooth (not comparable) south === Noun === sooth (uncountable) south === See also === compass points: [edit]