eight
English
/eɪt/
numeral
Definitions
- A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
- Describing a group or set with eight elements.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English eighte inherited from Old English eahta (eight) inherited from *ahtō inherited from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu inherited from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (eight, twice four).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*oḱtṓw
Gloss
eight, twice four
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Number
Kanji
八
Emoji
🎱 🕗️ 🕣️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Astadiggaja English
- ball English
- eight-ball English
- eightfold English
- eightfoldness English
- eightieth English
- eightish English
- eightlike English
- eightling English
- eightness English
- eightpence English
- eightpenny English
- eightplex English
- eightscore English
- eightsies English
- eightsman English
- eightsome English
- eighty English
- eightyfold English
- eightyish English
- octet English
- pence English
- penny English
- score English
- yotta- English
- -ber Latin
- octaedron Latin
- octipes Latin
- octo Latin
- octō Latin
- Achter German
- Oktaeder German
- acht German
- achtarmig German
- achtfach German
- achtfüßig German
- achtgeschossig German
- achthäufigste German
- achtjährig German
- achtmal German
- achtminütig German
- achtprozentig German
- achttägig German
- achtwertig German
- achtzehn German
- nullachtfünfzehn German
- acht Dutch, Flemish
- achtbaar Dutch, Flemish
- achtbenig Dutch, Flemish
- achtduizend Dutch, Flemish
- achteloos Dutch, Flemish
- achten Dutch, Flemish
- achtendertig Dutch, Flemish
- achtennegentig Dutch, Flemish
- achtentachtig Dutch, Flemish
- achtentwintig Dutch, Flemish
- achtenveertig Dutch, Flemish
- achtenvijftig Dutch, Flemish
- achtenzestig Dutch, Flemish
- achtenzeventig Dutch, Flemish
- achterhande Dutch, Flemish
- achthalf Dutch, Flemish
- achthoek Dutch, Flemish
- achthonderd Dutch, Flemish
- achtjarig Dutch, Flemish
- achtmotorig Dutch, Flemish
- achtpotig Dutch, Flemish
- achtste Dutch, Flemish
- achttal Dutch, Flemish
- achturig Dutch, Flemish
- achtvoudig Dutch, Flemish
- achtzaam Dutch, Flemish
- octo- Dutch, Flemish
- yocto- Dutch, Flemish
- окта́эдр Russian
- ὀκτάκνημος Ancient Greek
- ὀκτώ Ancient Greek
- ὀκτώπους Ancient Greek
- *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵónu Proto-Indo-European
- *ahtōu Proto-Germanic
- åtta Swedish
- エイト Japanese
- eahta Old English
- eahtafeald Old English
- ǣht Old English
- अष्ट Sanskrit
- अष्टक Sanskrit
- अष्टाध्यायी Sanskrit
- aucht Middle English
- eighte Middle English
- eiȝtetene Middle English
- eiȝti Middle English
- eiȝtthe Middle English
- ocht Irish
- átta Old Norse
- oktaeder Danish
- otte Danish
- ottesang Danish
- otti Danish
- *osmь Proto-Slavic
- ok Esperanto
- átta Icelandic
- आठ Hindi
- οκτώ Greek (modern)
- achte Middle Dutch
- ahto Old High German
- astoņi Latvian
- astoņnieks Latvian
- ocht Old Irish
- ag Afrikaans
- agt Afrikaans
- అష్ట Telugu
- ahte Middle High German
- 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿 Gothic
- *ahtō gmw-pro
- ahto Old Dutch
- আঠ Assamese
- *oxtū Proto-Celtic
- aṭṭha Pali
- achte Cimbrian
- achtete Cimbrian
- આઠ Gujarati
- *aštā Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *aštā́ Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *aštā́w Proto-Indo-Iranian
- ahto Old Saxon
- acht Alemannic German
- ocht Alemannic German
- āta, ātta Old Swedish
- *oktō Proto-Italic
- អស្តា Central Khmer
- aicht Scots
- aucht Scots
- *aṣṭā́ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- আট Bengali
- acht Western Frisian
- achta Old Frisian
- 𐭧𐭱𐭲 Middle Persian
- et Tok Pisin
- eti Tok Pisin
- etpela Tok Pisin
- 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞 Sauraseni Prakrit
- *aśtō- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- òcht Mòcheno
- acht Pennsylvania German
- aocht Vilamovian
- आट Konkani
- aiti Sranan Tongo
- ayti Sranan Tongo
- ὀκτάγωνος grc-koi
- oxto Romani
- *oktṓ Proto-Hellenic
- *otxo- Proto-Kartvelian
- اته Pashto, Pushto
- ᬅᬱ᭄ᬝ Balinese
- aṣṭ Kalasha
- *óktä Proto-Tocharian
- અઠ્ઠ Vaghri
- ꠀꠐ Sylheti
- eit Bislama
- ଆଠ Oriya
- ہشت Baluchi
- අට Sinhala, Sinhalese
- asmus Old Prussian
- athe Crimean Gothic
- اوݰٹ Khowar
- añcto Rohingya
- *owtu- Proto-Armenian