tilth
tilth · tilths
обработка почвы
Agricultural labour; husbandryAgricultural labour; husbandry.
/tɪlθ/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Agricultural labour; husbandry.
(countable, uncountable)The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture.
The land is in good tilth and ready to plant.
обрабо́тка по́чвыobrabótka póčvy
(countable, uncountable)Cultivated land
(countable, uncountable)Rich cultivated soil.
More definitions
- the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth
- arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the state of being tilled:
Origin
From Middle English tilthe, from Old English tilþ, tilþe, corresponding to till + -th (absFrom Middle English tilthe, from Old English tilþ, tilþe, corresponding to till + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
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Forms
plural: tilthsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops:cultivated landfarmlandplowlandploughlandtilled landtillage
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable