eightetene

Middle English

Middle English numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: eightetene     Ordinal: eightetenthe, eightetethe

Alternative forms

• ehtetene, eightene, eiȝtene, eiȝtetene, eyghtene, eyȝtene, eyȝteteene
• auhten, auhtene, awghtene (Northern, Northeast Midland)

Etymology

From Anglian Old English eahtatēne (compare West Saxon Old English eahtatīene), from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun. Equivalent to eighte +‎ -tene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæi̯xteːn(ə)/, /ˈæi̯xt(ə)teːn(ə)/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯xteːn/

Numeral

eightetene

1. eighteen

Related terms

• eightetenthe
• eightetethe

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 20 December 2018.