eightetene

Middle English

**Middle English numbers ^(edit)**
← 17	18	19 →
Cardinal: eightetene

Alternative forms

auhtene, awghtene, ehtetene, eightene, eiȝtene, eiȝtetene, eyghtene, eyȝtene, eyȝteteene

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

eightetene

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.

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