eiȝtetene
Middle English
Alternative forms
- eightene, eiȝtene, eyȝtene, ehtetene, eyghtene, eyȝteteene, auhtene, awghtene
Etymology
From Anglian Old English eahtatēne (compare West Saxon eahtatīene), from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun. Equivalent to eighte + -tene.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯xteːn(ə)/, /ˈɛi̯xt(ə)teːn(ə)/
- (Northern ME) IPA(key): /ˈau̯xteːn(ə)/
Numeral
| 18 | Previous: | seventene |
|---|---|---|
| Next: | nynetene |
eiȝtetene
- eighteen
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 2018-12-20.