Is scythe pronounced Sith?
Q: Is there an approved pronunciation for the word “scythe” that sounds like “sigh”? A: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.) and the Oxford English Dictionary give only one pronunciation, with the “th” sounded at the end.
Is the TH silent in scythe?
Scythe should be pronounced /saɪð/, although some people say /saɪθ/. The first three letters, scy-, are pronounced like “sigh.” The IPA letter /ð/ is pronounced like [th] in “the,” “then,” “there,” “that.” The letter /θ/ is the same, but voiceless, like [th] in “thing,” “thumb,” “bath.”