eit

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Bislama

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Bislama cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : eit

Etymology

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From English eight.

Numeral

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eit

  1. eight

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *äitei, from Proto-Germanic *aiþį̄, cognate to Finnish äiti.

Noun

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eit (genitive eide, partitive eite)

  1. old woman
  2. wife (especially an older one)
  3. (colloquial) girl, woman, girlfriend, wife
  4. (dialectal, dated) mother

Declension

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Declension of eit (ÕS type 22i/külm, t-d gradation)
singular plural
nominative eit eided
accusative nom.
gen. eide
genitive eitede
partitive eite eiti
eitesid
illative eite
eidesse
eitedesse
eidisse
inessive eides eitedes
eidis
elative eidest eitedest
eidist
allative eidele eitedele
eidile
adessive eidel eitedel
eidil
ablative eidelt eitedelt
eidilt
translative eideks eitedeks
eidiks
terminative eideni eitedeni
essive eidena eitedena
abessive eideta eitedeta
comitative eidega eitedega

Livonian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *heittädäk. Cognates include Finnish heittää.

Verb

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eit

  1. throw

Middle Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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eit

  1. impersonal imperfect indicative of mynet

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eitt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛɪːt/, (unstressed) /ɛɪt/

Article

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eit n (masculine ein, feminine ei)

  1. a, an (indefinite article)
    Eit kvitt hus.
    A white house.

See also

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Scots

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Pronunciation

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Numeral

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eit

  1. (Southern Scots) eight (note pronunciation)

Tok Pisin

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Numeral

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eit

  1. Alternative form of et