Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eightsome

/ˈeɪtsəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eight-some
IPA: /ˈeɪtsəm/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of eight persons or things.

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 *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English eightsome From eight + -some.

Inflected Forms

eightsomes (plural)

Synonyms

octet octette

Questions

How do you pronounce eightsome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪtsəm/.
What does eightsome mean?: A group of eight persons or things.
Where does eightsome 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 *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English eightsome From eight + -some.

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