eahtatiene

Old English

Alternative forms

eahtatēne, eahtatyne

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun. Cognate with Old High German ahtozehan, Old Norse átján, Gothic *𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 (*ahtautaihun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæɑ̯htɑˌtiy̯ne/, [ˈæɑ̯xtɑtiy̯ne]

Numeral

eahtatiene

(West Saxon) eighteen

Descendants

Middle English: eiȝtetene, eiȝtene, ehtetene
- English: eighteen
- Scots: aughteen, auchteen, aichteen
- Yola: ayghteen

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