átta
See also: atta, Atta, attá, attā, åtta, and attą̊
Faroese
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Cardinal : átta Ordinal : áttandi | ||
Etymology
From Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔʰtːa]
Number
átta
- eight, cardinal number after sjey and before níggju
References
- Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages) (in English), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 95
Icelandic
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Cardinal : átta Ordinal : áttundi | ||
Etymology
From Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Compare Norwegian åtte, Swedish åtta, Danish otte.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -auhta
Number
átta
- eight; the cardinal number after sjö (“seven”) and before níu (“nine”).
Derived terms
- klukkan átta
Noun
átta f (genitive singular áttu, nominative plural áttur)
- eight (playing card)
Declension
declension of átta
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | átta | áttan | áttur | átturnar |
accusative | áttu | áttuna | áttur | átturnar |
dative | áttu | áttunni | áttum | áttunum |
genitive | áttu | áttunnar | átta | áttanna |