Eahta

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Numeral 1.4 Alternative spellings

Old English

Etymology

Common Germanic, from Indo-European *oktō(u)- ‘eight’. Cognate with Old High German ahto (German acht), Old Saxon ahto (Dutch acht), Old Norse átta (Swedish åtta), Gothic 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Sanskrit अष्ट, Greek ὀκτώ, Latin octo, Albanian tetë, Old Irish ocht (Irish hocht), Old Slavic osm’ (Russian восемь).

Pronunciation

IPA: /'æahta/

Numeral

eahta (ordinal: eahtoþa)

1. eight, 8

Alternative spellings

ehta, ahta fr:eahta