Old English · adjective
eahtoþa
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑx.to.θɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑx · to · θɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- eighth
eahtoþa1 · adjective
Senses
-
eighth
Þā on þām eahteoþan ġēare siþþan hēo abbudisse wæs, hēo wæs ġeuntrumod swā swā hēo ǣr witeġode, swā þæt ān ġeswel wēox on hire swūran myċel under ċynnbane...
Then on the eighth year since she became abbotess, she was sickened as she had previously predicted, as a large tumor grew on her neck under the chinbone....
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | eahtoþa | eahtoþe | eahtoþe |
| Accusative | eahtoþan | eahtoþan | eahtoþe |
| Genitive | eahtoþan | eahtoþan | eahtoþan |
| Dative | eahtoþan | eahtoþan | eahtoþan |
| Instrumental | eahtoþan | eahtoþan | eahtoþan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | eahtoþan | eahtoþan | eahtoþan |
| Accusative | eahtoþan | eahtoþan | eahtoþan |
| Genitive | eahtoþraeahtoþena | eahtoþraeahtoþena | eahtoþraeahtoþena |
| Dative | eahtoþum | eahtoþum | eahtoþum |
| Instrumental | eahtoþum | eahtoþum | eahtoþum |
eahtoþa2 · numeral
Senses
-
eighth
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô.
Descendants
eighth
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