English Explanatory Dictionary

eighteen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

num
  1. The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪ(t).tin/ /ˈeɪ.tiːn/ en-us-eighteen.ogg /ˌeɪ(t)ˈtin/ /ˌeɪˈtiːn/

Word forms

eighteen 18 XVIII

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun Anglian Old English eahtatēne Middle English eightetene English eighteen From Middle English eightetene, eiȝtene, ehtetene, from Old English eahtatīene, eahtatēne, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun. Cognate with West Frisian achttjin, Dutch achttien, German achtzehn, Danish atten. Equivalent to eight + -teen

Related words

eighteenth Last: seventeen. Next: nineteen

Derived words

eighteenish Eighteen Mile eighteenmo eighteenpence eighteenpenny eighteen-wheeler
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