mythe

English

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

From Latin mythos, from Ancient Greek μみゅーῦθος (mûthos).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: my‧the

Noun

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

1. myth

Related terms

• mythologie

French

Etymology

From Latin mythos, from Ancient Greek μみゅーῦθος (mûthos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mit/

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Noun

mythe m (plural mythes)

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

Descendants

• Turkish: mit

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

mȳthe

1. vocative singular of mȳthos