daith
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew דעת (da'at, “knowledge”), possibly because of the belief that a ring daith piercing only allows intelligent speech to be heard. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Source? Wikipedia says it's because you have to be intelligent to create such a piercing!”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]daith (plural daiths)
- An ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.
Scots
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English deeth, from Old English dēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]daith (plural daiths)
Welsh
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[edit]Noun
[edit]daith
- Soft mutation of taith.
Mutation
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