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Loth vs Loti - What's the difference?

loth | loti |

As an adjective loth

is (uk|rare).

As a noun loti is

or loti can be the basic monetary unit of the currency of the kingdom of lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the south african rand as legal tender.

loth

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (UK, rare)
    • I was loth to return to the office without the Henderson file.

    Usage notes

    * Often confused in meaning and pronunciation with loathe. * The loath spelling is about four times more common in the UK and about fifty times more common in the US. * This spelling had more currency in the US in the 19th century, appearing in Webster's 1828 dictionary, but not the 1913 edition.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "loth")

    Derived terms

    * lothly * lothness

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    loti

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the (etyl) .

    Noun

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    From the (etyl) loti, singular derivation of maloti, ; compare Maloti.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender.
  • A coin or banknote betokening a value in (ma)loti.
    • Meronyms
    * sente

    References

    * “ ?loti, n.'']” listed in the '' [additions series, 1997

    External links

    * (Lesotho loti)

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