See also: huitante

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French uitante, from Latin octāgintā, variant of octōgintā (compare dialectal French huitante). The -p- is from contamination with septante (seventy).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

huiptante (invariable)

  1. (Acadia) Alternative form of huitante (eighty)

Norman edit

Norman cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : huiptante

Etymology edit

From Old French uitante, from Latin octaginta, variant of octoginta (compare dialectal French huitante).

Numeral edit

huiptante

  1. (Jersey) eighty
    Synonym: quatre-vîngts