slovo | definícia |
firth (encz) | firth,fjord n: |
firth (encz) | firth,mořská zátoka n: |
firth (encz) | firth,ústí řeky n: |
firth (gcide) | Frith \Frith\ (fr[i^]th), n. [OE. firth, Icel. fj["o]r[eth]r;
akin to Sw. fj[aum]rd, Dan. fiord, E. ford. [root]78. See
Ford, n., and cf. Firth, Fiord, Fret a frith, Port
a harbor.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Geog.) A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening
of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth. Also
called firth.
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2. A kind of weir for catching fish. [Eng.] --Carew.
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Firth (gcide) | Firth \Firth\ (f[~e]rth), n. [Scot. See Frith.] (Geog.)
An arm of the sea; a frith.
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firth (wn) | Firth
n 1: English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics
and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his
insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context
(1890-1960) [syn: Firth, J. R. Firth, {John Rupert
Firth}]
2: a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
firth (encz) | firth,fjord n: firth,mořská zátoka n: firth,ústí řeky n: |
firth (gcide) | Frith \Frith\ (fr[i^]th), n. [OE. firth, Icel. fj["o]r[eth]r;
akin to Sw. fj[aum]rd, Dan. fiord, E. ford. [root]78. See
Ford, n., and cf. Firth, Fiord, Fret a frith, Port
a harbor.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Geog.) A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening
of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth. Also
called firth.
[1913 Webster]
2. A kind of weir for catching fish. [Eng.] --Carew.
[1913 Webster]Firth \Firth\ (f[~e]rth), n. [Scot. See Frith.] (Geog.)
An arm of the sea; a frith.
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firth (wn) | Firth
n 1: English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics
and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his
insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context
(1890-1960) [syn: Firth, J. R. Firth, {John Rupert
Firth}]
2: a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) |
firth of clyde (wn) | Firth of Clyde
n 1: a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into
the North Channel |
firth of forth (wn) | Firth of Forth
n 1: a large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary
of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh |
j. r. firth (wn) | J. R. Firth
n 1: English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics
and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his
insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context
(1890-1960) [syn: Firth, J. R. Firth, {John Rupert
Firth}] |
john rupert firth (wn) | John Rupert Firth
n 1: English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics
and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his
insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context
(1890-1960) [syn: Firth, J. R. Firth, {John Rupert
Firth}] |
moray firth (wn) | Moray Firth
n 1: an inlet of the North Sea on the northeast coast of
Scotland |
solway firth (wn) | Solway Firth
n 1: a large firth on the west coast of Britain between England
and Scotland |
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