How do you pronounce eighty?

The recorded pronunciation is [ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi].

Where does eighty come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

eighty

[ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: eighty
IPA: [ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi]

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Meaning

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

Example Sentences

"Merryday, who was appointed by President Geroge^([sic]) H. W. Bush, said the complaint contains eighty pages of repetitive claims and praise for President Trump, but fails to establish the two counts of defamation alleged."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: eightety, hundeahtatiġ, *ahtōutēhundą

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi]

Derived Forms

eighties eightieth eightyish eightyodd eightysomething 180

Phrases

eighty-eight eighty-eighth eighty-eleven eighty-fifth eighty-first eighty-five eighty-four eighty-fourth

Frequently Paired Words

eight eighteen 80 LXXX 捌拾八十 ٨٠ ༨༠

Synonyms

fourscore 80 lxxx

Rhymes With

katie haiti katy kuwaiti weighty matey kati katey batey baty platy baity