aicht

Scots

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ext/, /ɛçt/

Etymology 1

From earlier aucht, modified under the influence of English eight, from Middle English aucht, aughte, northern form of eighte, from Old English eahta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Alternative forms

(now rare) aucht

Numeral

cardinal number
8	Previous:	seiven
8	Next:	nine

aicht

eight

References

Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

Etymology 2

From earlier aucht, modified under the influence of English eighth, from Middle English aght, northern form of eiȝtthe, eyghte, from Old English eahtoþa.

Alternative forms

8t
(now rare) aucht

Adjective

aicht

eighth

References

Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

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