See also: Aacht and åcht

Luxembourgish

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Luxembourgish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : aacht
    Ordinal : aacht

Etymology

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From Old High German ahto, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. The numeral was influenced by eastern forms including German acht. The expected form is *uecht as preserved in uechtzéng (eighteen).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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aacht

  1. eight

Adjective

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aacht (masculine aachten, neuter aacht, not comparable)

  1. eighth

Declension

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North Frisian

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North Frisian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : aacht
    Ordinal : aachst
North Frisian cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : aacht
    Ordinal : aachst

Etymology

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From Old Frisian achta. Compare Mooring North Frisian oocht and West Frisian acht.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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aacht

  1. (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) eight

Usage notes

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The top ordinal box is for Föhr-Amrum, while the bottom one is for Sylt.

Coordinate terms

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