Etymograph

English

somethingth

From something + -th (suffix forming ordinal numerals when the final term of the number is not ‘first’, ‘second’, or ‘third’).

Formed from something + -th

Old English sum þing ‘some thing’

Middle English somþyng

English something

Today it means

adj Used to indicate the position of a number which is uncertain or unimportant.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “somethingth”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / somethingth