mythe

English

Etymology

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Noun

mythe (plural mythes)

1. Obsolete form of myth.
   • 1846-1856, George Grote, History of Greece

     But another class of mythes, more popular and more captivating, grew up under the hands of the poets […]

References

• “mythe”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• methy, thyme

Dutch

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Borrowed from Latin mythos m, from Ancient Greek μῦθος m (mûthos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tə/

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• Hyphenation: my‧the
• Rhymes: -itə

Noun

mythe f or m (plural mythen or mythes, diminutive mythetje n)

1. myth

   Volgens een bekende mythe zou de dans in de vijfde eeuw zijn ontstaan.

   According to a well-known myth, the dance originated in the fifth century.

Related terms

• mythisch
• mythologie

French

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced? Particularly: “TLFi doesn't specify inheritance, borrowing, etc”) From Latin mythos m, from Ancient Greek μῦθος m (mûthos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mit/

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

mythe m (plural mythes)

1. myth (story)
2. myth (untruth), old wives' tale

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Related terms

• mytho-
• mythomane m or f by sense
• mythomanie f

Descendants

• → Turkish: mit

Further reading

• “mythe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Latin

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmyː.tʰɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmiː.te]

Noun

mȳthe m

1. vocative singular of mȳthos