-th

-th
Ⅰ.
-th [1] (also -eth) SUFFIX forming ordinal and fractional numbers from fourth onwards.
ORIGIN Old English.
Ⅱ.
-th [2] SUFFIX forming nouns: 1) (from verbs) denoting an action or process: growth. 2) (from adjectives) denoting a state: filth.
ORIGIN Old English.

English terms dictionary. 2015.

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