- firth
- firth "arm of the sea, estuary of a river," early 15c., Scottish, from O.N. fjörðr (see FJORD (Cf. fjord)).
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Firth — is the Lowland Scots word used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland. It is usually a large sea bay, which may be part of an estuary, or just an inlet, or even a strait. It is cognate to fjord (both from Proto Germanic *ferþuz) which has a … Wikipedia
Firth — ist der Nachname folgender Personen: Cecil Mallaby Firth (1878–1931), britischer Ägyptologe Charles Harding Firth (1857–1936), britischer Historiker Colin Firth (* 1960), britischer Schauspieler David Firth (* 1983), britischer Animations… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Firth — 〈[fœ:ð] m.; , Fir|thes [fœ:ðiz]; in Schottland〉 (den norwegischen Fjorden ähnliche) weit ins Landesinnere hineinreichende, schmale Meeresbucht od. Flussmündung ● der Firth of Forth (bei Edinburgh) [engl., „Förde, Meeresarm“] * * * I Firth [fəːθ … Universal-Lexikon
Firth — Firth, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 564 Housing Units (2000): 200 Land area (2000): 0.304447 sq. miles (0.788515 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.005747 sq. miles (0.014884 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.310194 sq. miles (0.803399 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Firth, ID — U.S. city in Idaho Population (2000): 408 Housing Units (2000): 148 Land area (2000): 0.190681 sq. miles (0.493861 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.190681 sq. miles (0.493861 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Firth, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 564 Housing Units (2000): 200 Land area (2000): 0.304447 sq. miles (0.788515 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.005747 sq. miles (0.014884 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.310194 sq. miles (0.803399 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Firth — (f[ e]rth), n. [Scot. See {Frith}.] (Geog.) An arm of the sea; a frith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
firth — ● firth nom masculin (écossais firth) Embouchure, estuaire communs de certains fleuves côtiers d Écosse … Encyclopédie Universelle
Firth — 〈[fœ:θ] m.; Gen.: , Pl.: es [ θız]; in Schottland〉 (den norwegischen Fjorden ähnliche) weit ins Landesinnere hineinreichende, schmale Meeresbucht od. Flussmündung, z. B. der Firth of Forth (bei Edinburgh) [Etym.: engl., »Förde, Meeresarm«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
firth — [fə:θ US fə:rθ] n a narrow area of sea between two areas of land, or the place where a river flows into the sea used especially in Scotland ▪ the Firth of Forth … Dictionary of contemporary English
Firth — [fə:θ] der; , s <aus engl. firth »Meeresarm, (weite) Mündung, Förde«> in Schottland Bez. für tief ins Landesinnere hereinreichender, lang gestreckter Meeresarm … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
