huiptante

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See also: huitante

French

Etymology

From Old French uitante, from Latin octāgintā, variant of octōgintā (compare dialectal French huitante). The -p- is from contamination with septante (seventy).

Pronunciation

Numeral

huiptante

  1. (Acadia) Alternative form of huitante (eighty)

Norman

Norman cardinal numbers
 <  79 80 81  > 
    Cardinal : huiptante

Etymology

From Old French uitante, from Latin octaginta, variant of octoginta (compare dialectal French huitante).

Numeral

huiptante

  1. (Jersey) eighty
    Synonym: quatre-vîngts