eahta

Old English

Old English numbers ^(edit)

	80
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Cardinal: eahta     Ordinal: eahtoþa     Age: eahtawintre     Multiplier: eahtafeald

Alternative forms

• æhta — Anglian
• ehta — West Saxon
• ahta

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Cognate with Old High German ahto, Old Saxon ahto, Old Norse átta, Gothic 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿 (ahtau); and, outside the Germanic languages, with Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa), Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), Latin octo, Albanian tetë, Old Irish ocht, Old Church Slavonic осмь (osmĭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑx.tɑ/

Numeral

eahta

1. eight

Noun

eahta m

1. eight

Declension

Declension of eahta (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	eahta	eahtan
accusative	eahtan	eahtan
genitive	eahtan	eahtena
dative	eahtan	eahtum

Derived terms

• eahtafeald

Descendants

• Middle English: eighte, eight, eiȝt, eiȝte, eyȝt; ahte, eahte, ehhte, ehte (Early Middle English); aghte, aucht, aughte (Northern)
  • English: eight
    • Sranan Tongo: aiti
  • Scots: echt
  • Yola: ayght, aught