kaheksateist

Estonian

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    Cardinal: kaheksateist
    Ordinal: kaheksateistkümnes
    Fractional: kaheksateistkümnendik

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kakteksa toicta kümmentä. Equivalent to kaheksa (eight) + teist (of second). Shortened from kaheksateistkümmend ("eight of the second decade"), which is still evident in declension. Cognate with Finnish kahdeksantoista.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑheksɑˌtei̯st/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧hek‧sa‧teist
  • Rhymes: -eist

Numeral

kaheksateist

  1. eighteen
    Kahe kuu pärast saan kaheksateist.
    I turn eighteen in two months.
    Ühtekokku antakse sealsetes suurlinnades kaheksateist kontserti.
    In total, eighteen concerts are given in the bigger cities.

Usage notes

There is also a shortened genitive singular, kaheksateist and another alternative partitive singular kaheksatteistkümmend.

Declension

Derived terms

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