åtta

From Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu. Cognate with Swedish åtta.

åtta

1. eight

From Old Swedish ātta, āta, from Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Compare Icelandic átta, Norwegian åtte, Danish otte.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔtːa/

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åtta

1. eight

• åttonde
• åttondel

• noll, ett, två, tre, fyra, fem, sex, sju, åtta, nio, tio, elva, tolv

åtta c

1. eight; the digit "8"
2. eighth-grader; pupil in the eighth year of school
3. a class of eighth-graders
4. (uncountable, mainly used in the definite) the eighth year in school

   De barnen går i åttan.

   Those children are in eighth grade.

5. a person who finish a competition as number eight
6. eight; a figure consisting of two circles with one point in common

• nolla, etta, tvåa, trea, fyra, femma, sexa, sjua, åtta, nia, tia, elva, tolva