different between loth vs lota

English

Etymology 1

See loath.

Adjective

loth (comparative lother, superlative lothest)

1. (Britain) Alternative form of loath
   • 1614, Ben Jonson, Bartholmew Fayre, Induction:

     If there bee never a Servant-monster i' the Fayre, who can helpe it, he sayes ; nor a nest of Antiques ? ? Hee is loth to make Nature afraid in his Playes, like those that beget Tales, Tempests, and such like Drolleries, […]

Usage notes

• The spelling loath is about four times as common as loth in Britain, and about fifty times as common in the United States. Loth had more currency in the US in the 19th century, appearing in Webster’s 1828 dictionary, but not the 1913 edition.
• The word should not be confused with the related verb loathe.

Derived terms

• lothly
• lothness

Etymology 2

From German Loth (obsolete), Lot, later also from Dutch lood, both specific usages of the word for ‘lead’. Doublet of lead.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /l??t/

Noun

loth (plural loths)

1. (now historical) A measure of weight formerly used in Germany, the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, equivalent to half of the local ounce. [from 17th c.]
   • 1999, Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, translating Paracelsus, Opus Paramirum, in Essential Readings, North Atlantic Books 1999, p. 100:

     It is not a matter of body but of virtues, which is why the fifth essence was invented, of which one loth is superior to the twenty pounds of the body from which it was extracted.

References

• “loth”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• HTOL, Holt, holt

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English l?þ (“hateful”)

Adjective

loth

1. hateful, evil
2. reluctant

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• lath

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *lut?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lo?/

Noun

loth f (genitive loithe, nominative plural latha)

1. mud
2. swamp, marsh

Inflection

Mutation

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “loth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

loth f (genitive singular lotha, plural lothan)

1. foal
2. filly

English

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (lo??).(person who switches loyalties): From the fact that the lota pot has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l??t?/

Noun

lota (plural lotas)

1. (South Asia) A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 9:

     She had been standing behind the curtain of coloured glass beads for at least half an hour now, waiting patiently with a silver lota of water.

2. (colloquial, Pakistan) A person who switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another.

Translations

Anagrams

• ATOL, Alto, Toal, a lot, alot, alto, alto-, atlo-, talo-, tola

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dóota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??o.ta/

Verb

-lota (infinitive kulóta)

1. to dream

Derived terms

• loto (“dream”)

Irish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lota m (genitive singular lota, nominative plural lotaí)

1. lot (plot of land)

   Synonyms: gabháltas, paiste

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

lota m (genitive singular lota, nominative plural lotaí)

1. Alternative form of lochta (“loft; gallery”)

Declension

Further reading

• "lota" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “lota” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “lota” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Latin

Participle

l?ta

1. nominative feminine singular of l?tus
2. nominative neuter plural of l?tus
3. accusative neuter plural of l?tus
4. vocative feminine singular of l?tus
5. vocative neuter plural of l?tus

Participle

l?t?

1. ablative feminine singular of l?tus

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

lota

1. sap (of a plant)

Portuguese

Verb

lota

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of lotar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of lotar

Sambali

Noun

lotà

1. soil; earth; ground