eightetene

Middle English

Middle English numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: eightetene

Alternative forms

• auhtene, awghtene, ehtetene, eightene, eiȝtene, eiȝtetene, eyghtene, eyȝtene, eyȝteteene

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) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯xteːn(ə)/

Numeral

eightetene

1. eighteen

Descendants

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

References

• “eighte-tēne, card. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-20.