åtta

Elfdalian

Elfdalian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : åtta

Etymology

From Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu. Cognate with Swedish åtta.

Numeral

åtta

1. eight

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Compare Icelandic átta, Norwegian åtte, Danish otte.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɔtːa/

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Numeral

åtta

1. (cardinal) eight

Related terms

• åttonde
• åttondel

See also

• noll, ett, två, tre, fyra, fem, sex, sju, åtta, nio, tio, elva, tolv

Noun

åtta c

1. eight; the digit "8"
2. eighth-grader; pupil in the eighth year of school
3. a class of eighth-graders
4. (uncountable, mainly used in the definite) the eighth year in school

   De barnen går i åttan.

   Those children are in eighth grade.

5. a person who finish a competition as number eight
6. eight; a figure consisting of two circles with one point in common

Declension

Declension of åtta

	singular		plural
common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	åtta	åttan	åttor	åttorna
genitive	åttas	åttans	åttors	åttornas

See also

• nolla, etta, tvåa, trea, fyra, femma, sexa, sjua, åtta, nia, tia, elva, tolva