| firth (fûrth) n. Scots A long, narrow inlet of the sea. [Middle English furth, from Old Norse fjördhr; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
firth [fɜːθ], frith
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a relatively narrow inlet of the sea, esp in Scotland
[from Old Norse fjörthr fiord]
| firth (fûrth) A long, narrow inlet of the sea. Firths are usually the lower part of an estuary, but are sometimes fjords. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Firth - 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) |
| 2. | firth - a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts estuary - the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix |
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