átta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "atta"

Faroese
Faroese cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : átta
    Ordinal : áttandi

Etymology

From Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɔʰtːa]

Number

átta

  1. 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), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 95

Icelandic
Icelandic cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    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

  1. eight; the cardinal number after sjö (“seven”) and before níu (“nine”).

Derived terms

Noun

átta f (genitive singular áttu, nominative plural áttur)

  1. eight (playing card)

Declension
declension of átta
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative átta áttan áttur átturnar
accusative áttu áttuna áttur átturnar
dative áttu áttunni áttum áttunum
genitive áttu áttunnar átta áttanna

Old Norse
Old Norse numbers (edit)
80[a], [b], [c], [d]
 ←  7 8 9  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: átta
    Ordinal: átti, áttandi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Numeral

átta

  1. (cardinal number) eight
Descendants
  • Icelandic: átta
  • Faroese: átta
  • Norwegian: åtte
  • Old Swedish: ātta, ata, āta
  • Danish: otte
  • Old Gutnish: ǣt

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

átta

  1. inflection of átti:
    1. masculine oblique singular
    2. feminine nominative singular
    3. neuter singular

Noun

átta

  1. indefinite genitive plural of átt

Participle

átta

  1. inflection of áttr:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular

Verb

átta

  1. first-person singular past indicative of eiga
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