diciottu

Corsican

Corsican cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : diciottu

Etymology

From dece (“ten”) +‎ ottu (“eight”). Akin to French dix-huit and Italian diciotto.

Pronunciation

• (Cismontane) IPA^(key): /diˈd͡ʒot.tu/
• (Ultramontane) IPA^(key): /diˈt͡ʃot.tu/
• Hyphenation: di‧ciot‧tu

Numeral

diciottu

1. eighteen

References

• “diciottu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Sicilian

Etymology

From the syncope of diciadottu, from Latin decem ac octo (“ten and eight”). Cognate with Corsican diciottu, Italian diciotto, French dix-huit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdiˈt͡ʃot.tu/, [ˌdiˈt͡ʃot.tʊ], [-ˈt͡ʃwot.tʊ]
• Rhymes: -ottu
• Hyphenation: di‧ciòt‧tu

Numeral

diciottu

1. alternative form of diciadottu