depth – English noun declension

English noun forms of depth

Noun: depth
Singulardepth
Pluraldepths

Sample Sentences

  • Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
  • The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
  • The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.
  • We were impressed by the depth of her knowledge.
  • the depth of a sound
  • The depth of field in this picture is amazing.
  • The burning ship finally sunk into the depths.
  • Into the depths of the jungle...
  • In the depths of the night,
  • in the depth of the crisis
  • in the depths of winter

Etymology

1. From Middle English depthe, from Old English *dīepþ (“depth”), from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō (“depth”), equivalent to deep + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
2. Cognates
3. Cognate with Scots deepth, Saterland Frisian Djüpte, West Frisian djipte (“depth; abyss, chasm”), Dutch diepte, German Low German Deepd, Luxembourgish Déift, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål dybde (“depth”), Faroese dýpd (“depth”), Icelandic dýpt, Norwegian Nynorsk djupt, dypt, and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌸𐌰 (diupiþa, “depth”); further to Old English diepe, German Tiefe, Icelandic dýpi, Norwegian Nynorsk djup, djupn, Swedish djup. See: Middle English Nouns 'depthe', Dutch Nouns 'diepte', Norwegian Bokmål Nouns 'dybde', Faroese Nouns 'dýpd', Icelandic Nouns 'dýpt', Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns 'djupt', Gothic Nouns '𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌸𐌰', Old English Nouns 'diepe', German Nouns 'Tiefe', Icelandic Nouns 'dýpi', Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns 'djup', Swedish Nouns 'djup'.

Verbs referencing "depth"

Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns dypt, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns djupt, Icelandic Nouns dýpt, Danish Nouns dybde, Faroese Nouns dýpd.