neath

N1E1A1T1H4
/niːθ/

preposition

Beneath.

OriginOld English neoþan ← Proto-Germanic *niþanē →
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Meanings

neath1

preposition

alternative 'neath

  1. poeticBeneath.

Neath2

proper noun
  1. A town and community with a town council in Neath Port Talbot borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS7597).
  2. A river in Neath Port Talbot borough, which flows into Baglan Bay.
  3. A locality in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

neath · preposition

  1. Proto-Germanic*niþanē
  2. Old Englishneoþan
  3. Englishneath

From Old English neoþan, from Proto-Germanic *niþanē.

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Neath · proper noun

  1. WelshNedd
  2. WelshNedd
  3. EnglishNeath

Borrowed from Welsh Nedd.

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Translations

Welsh Castell-nedd, Nedd
  • Castell-nedda town in Wales
  • Nedda river in Wales

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with neath

Keithbeneathheathunderneathsithwreathsheathhadithbequeaththreeth
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Anagrams

EthanthaneAnethTehanAntheEthnaTheanNathe
Cite this entry
APA

neath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neath

MLA

“neath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neath. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neath,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neath.

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