In English, the soft 'th' is more like exhaling, and the hard 'th' makes more of a humming sound.
For example:
Soft 'th' - think, thin, three, thanks
Hard 'th' - the, them, these, those
-th in smooth is hard as in words like there or then
Some words that contain the th (soft th) sound are: Father Mother Other Than The Some words that contain the dh (hard th) sound are: Both Earth North Nothing South Thing
Theta for the sound of th in "thin;" delta for the sound of th in "this."
Each of the vowels A, E, I, O and U has at least two sounds, so-called long and short; C and G are hard or soft; S is voiced or unvoiced; X is pronounced Z at the beginning of a word; Y can have a long I sound or a long E sound.
Ledroptha is pronounced as "leh-DROP-tha." The emphasis is on the second syllable, "DROP." The initial "Le" sounds like "leh," while the final "tha" is pronounced with a soft "th" sound, similar to "the."
The word "throne" has a hard "th" sound, as in the word "think."
Words with a soft "th" sound include "think" and "thank." Words with a hard "th" sound include "this" and "that."
By that description, it would be the second, or "hard" sound.
-th in smooth is hard as in words like there or then
Soft /th/ bath, earth, moth, thumb, thingHard /th/the, these, mother, feather, they
Soft: mother, gather, smooth, breathe, leather. Hard: this, that, three, they, there.
Some words that contain the th (soft th) sound are: Father Mother Other Than The Some words that contain the dh (hard th) sound are: Both Earth North Nothing South Thing
"Sleuth" is pronounced as "slooth," with the "oo" sound as in "boo" and the "th" at the end pronounced as a soft "th" as in "moth."
"Veith" is pronounced as "v-ey-th" with a hard "v" sound at the beginning followed by a long "a" sound and ending with a "th" sound.
Dhaval is pronounced as "thah-vuhl," with the emphasis on the first syllable. The "Dh" in Dhaval is pronounced as a soft "th" sound, similar to the "th" in "this."
Singular: Þú (pronounced "thuu", soft th sound as in think) Plural: Þið (pronounced "thith", first th is soft, second is hard as in the) You might also find þig, þér and þín in the singular (accusative, dative, genetive case) and ykkur and ykkar in the plural (accusative and dative, genetive case).
The word "thewes" is pronounced as "thooz" with a soft "th" sound like in "thin" and a long "oo" sound like in "food."