causeth
kind
archaic form
modern equivalent
causes
part of speech
verb, old form of «causes» (he, she, it)
meaning for a pupil
«causeth» means «causes», a form of «cause»: What makes something happen: "The cause of the fire was a candle." tree →
how it differs from today
Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he causeth» = «he causes».
examples
- And he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter. (Torah NUM.5.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall away'; and the woman shall say: 'Amen, Amen.' (Torah NUM.5.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou shalt prepare thee the way, and divide the borders of thy land, which the LORD thy God causeth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee thither. (Torah DEU.19.3, JPS 1917) tree →
tests
ending -eth (stem «cause», a verb of EWT); corpora 10 (Torah 10, tales 0, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 0; ratio 1.1 (Torah alone 23.3); Wiktionary no archaic label
In the corpora
- That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
- He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.
- He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
- With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the blandishment of her lips she enticeth him away.
- He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; and a prating fool shall fall.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «causeth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.