Elfdalian edit

Elfdalian cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : åtta
    Ordinal : åttund

Etymology edit

From Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu. Cognate with Swedish åtta.

Numeral edit

åtta

  1. eight

Swedish edit

Swedish numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: åtta
    Ordinal: åttonde
    Ordinal abbreviation: 8:e
    Multiplier: åttafaldig
    Fractional: åttondel

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish ātta, āta, from Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Compare Icelandic átta, Norwegian åtte, Danish otte.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /²ɔtːa/
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Numeral edit

åtta

  1. eight

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Noun edit

åtta c

  1. eight; the digit "8"
  2. eighth-grader; pupil in the eighth year of school
  3. a class of eighth-graders
  4. (uncountable, mainly used in the definite) the eighth year in school
    De barnen går i åttan.
    Those children are in eighth grade.
  5. a person who finish a competition as number eight
  6. eight; a figure consisting of two circles with one point in common

Declension edit

Declension of åtta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative åtta åttan åttor åttorna
Genitive åttas åttans åttors åttornas

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