How to pronounce hearth
American English pronunciation
HARTH
- IPA
- /ˈhɑɹθ/
- Syllables
- HARTH (1 syllable)
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What hearth means
The stone floor in front of and inside a fireplace
In a sentence: The cat curled up on the warm hearth after the fire died down.
Where it comes from: From an Old English word for a fireplace. It may go back to a very old root meaning "heat" or "fire."
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