English Explanatory Dictionary

eighty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

num
  1. The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.

Pronunciation

āʹti /ˈeɪ.ti/ [ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi] en-us-eighty.ogg

Word forms

eighty

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English eightety, eiȝti, eiȝtety, from Old English hundeahtatiġ, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutēhundą (“eighty”), equivalent to eight + -ty. Cognate with Scots hechty, auchty (“eighty”), Saterland Frisian tachentich (“eighty”), West Frisian tachtich (“eighty”), Dutch tachtig (“eighty”), Low German tachentig (“eighty”), German achtzig (“eighty”), Swedish åttio (“eighty”), Norwegian åtti (“eighty”), Icelandic áttatíu (“eighty”).

Synonyms

fourscore

Related words

eight eighteen 80 LXXX 捌拾 八十 ٨٠ ༨༠ ८० ૮૦ ੮੦ ৮০ 𑄾𑄶 ୮୦ ౮౦ ೮೦ ൮൦ ௮௰ ៨០ ๘๐ ໘໐ ၈၀ ፰፲ ᠘᠐ ᥎᥆ seventy-nine seventy eighty-one ninety

Derived words

eighties eightieth eighty-eight eighty-eighth eighty-eleven eighty-fifth eighty-first eighty-five eighty-four eighty-fourth eightyish eighty-nine eighty-ninth eightyodd eighty-seven eighty-seventh eighty-six eighty-sixth eightysomething eighty-something eighty-third eighty-three eighty-two one-eighty 180 one eighty out 180-out
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