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Old English · noun

eahta

Part of speech
noun, masculine
IPA
/ˈæ͜ɑx.tɑ/
Syllables
ˈæ͜ɑx · tɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
eight

eahta1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. eight

Inflection

Inflection of eahta
Form
Nominative masculine eahta
Nominative feminine eahtaeahtu
Accusative feminine eahtaeahtu
Genitive eahta
Dative eahtum

eahta2 · numeral

Senses

  1. eight

    Wē habbaþ nū declīnod þā eahta frumcennedan pronomia.

    We have now declined the eight primitive pronouns.

    c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice

All forms (3)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Cognate with Old High German ahto, Old Saxon ahto, Old Norse átta, Gothic (ahtau); and, outside the Germanic languages, with Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa), Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), Latin octo, Albanian tetë, Old Irish ocht, Old Church Slavonic осмь (osmĭ).

Descendants

eight

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