"Hath coition" is an archaic phrase used to describe sexual intercourse. The spelling is unusual, as "hath" is an old-fashioned form of "has" and "coition" is not commonly used in modern language. The IPA phonetic transcription for this phrase would be: hæθ kəʊˈɪʃən. The "h" at the beginning of "hath" is pronounced softly, like "hat" without the "t" sound. "Coition" is pronounced like "koh-ish-un," with the stress on the second syllable.
The phrase "hath coition" is a combination of two words, each with its own etymology:
1. "Hath": It is the archaic third-person singular present tense of the verb "have" in English, with origins in Old English. It comes from the Proto-Germanic word "haban" and is related to similar words in other Germanic languages such as German "haben" and Dutch "hebben".
2. "Coition": This word is derived from the Latin term "coire", which means "to go together" or "to meet". It comes from the combination of the Latin prefix "co-" (meaning "together") and the verb "ire" (meaning "to go").