Old English

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Old English numbers (edit)
80
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    Cardinal: eahta
    Ordinal: eahtoþa
    Age: eahtawintre
    Multiplier: eahtafeald

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Etymology

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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

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Numeral

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eahta

  1. eight

Noun

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eahta m

  1. eight

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