huit

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin octō (eight), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Pronunciation

Numeral

Catalan cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : huit
    Ordinal : huité
    Multiplier : òctuple
Catalan Wikipedia article on huit

huit m or f

  1. (Valencia) eight

Noun

huit m (plural huits)

  1. (Valencia) eight

French

Alternative forms

  • huict (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French uit, from Latin octō, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw, the h was added to avoid confusion with vit. Compare huile, huis, huître.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɥit/
  • (before a consonant or aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɥi/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -it

Numeral

French cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : huit
    Ordinal : huitième
French Wikipedia article on huit

huit

  1. eight

Derived terms

See also

Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text)
as deux trois quatre cinq six sept
huit neuf dix valet dame roi joker

Further reading


Norman

Norman cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : huit

Etymology

From Old French uit, from Latin octō, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Numeral

huit

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) eight

Derived terms

Noun

huit m (plural huits)

  1. (Jersey) figure-of-eight knot
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