Hyphenation
the death pen·al·tyTurkish pronunciation
dhi deth penıltiPronunciation
/ᴛʜē ˈdeᴛʜ ˈpenəltē/ /ðiː ˈdɛθ ˈpɛnəltiː/
Etymology
[ before consonants usually ] (definite article.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English thE, masc. demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration of sE; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article; more at THAT.