different between nitch vs aitch

English

Etymology 1

Noun

nitch (plural nitches)

1. Alternative form of knitch (“a small bundle”)

Etymology 2

Noun

nitch

1. Misspelling of niche.

Etymology 3

Blend of nick +? notch

Noun

nitch (plural nitches)

1. (dialectal) A notch or small incision.

Anagrams

• Tinch, chint

English

Alternative forms

• haitch (dialectal or nonstandard)
• ache (rare)

Etymology

From Middle English ache, borrowed from Old French ache, from Vulgar Latin *acca, probably an extension of earlier ha, from an unindentified source. Compare Italian acca.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?ch, IPA^(key): /e?t?/
• Rhymes: -e?t?

Noun

aitch (plural aitches)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter H.
   • 1773, The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged, October

     The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch.

   The word hour is written with a silent aitch.

   Cockneys drop their aitches.

Usage notes

• Often used in reference of H dropping.

Descendants

• ? Arabic: ?????? (?itš)
• ? Greek: ???? (éits)
• ? Japanese: ??? (eichi), dated ??? (etchi)
• ? Korean: ??? (eichi)
• ? Persian: ???? (“English letter H”)
• ? Russian: ??? (ej?, “English letter H”)
• ? Thai: ??? (éech), ??? (héech)

Translations

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed

Anagrams

• Cathi, Chait, Chita, chati, tachi, tachi-

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /et?/

Etymology

Orthographically from English aitch, but phonetically a regular reflex of Middle English ache, from Old French ache, from Vulgar Latin *acca, probably an extension of earlier ha, from an unindentified source.

Alternative forms

• itch

Numeral

aitch (plural aitches)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter H.

References

• https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/h