Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eightish

/ˈeɪtɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eight-ish
IPA: /ˈeɪtɪʃ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any time close to eight o'clock.

Colloquial; Uncountable

adj

Approximately eight.

Colloquial

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English eightish From eight + -ish.

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce eightish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪtɪʃ/.
What does eightish mean?: Any time close to eight o'clock.
Where does eightish come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English eightish From eight + -ish.

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