eiȝtetene

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglian Old English eahtatēne (compare West Saxon eahtatīene), from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun. Equivalent to eighte + -tene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯xteːn(ə)/, /ˈɛi̯xt(ə)teːn(ə)/
  • (Northern ME) IPA(key): /ˈau̯xteːn(ə)/

Numeral

cardinal number
18 Previous: seventene
Next: nynetene

eiȝtetene

  1. eighteen

Descendants

  • English: eighteen
  • Scots: aughteen, auchteen, aichteen
  • Yola: ayghteen

References

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