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ight

/aɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
ight
IPA
/aɪt/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

possession

Obsolete; Uncountable

contraction

Alternative form of aight.

Slang

Etymology

From Middle English iht, eiȝt, eȝte, æihte, from Old English ǣht (“possessions, property, riches”), from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ēyk- (“to have, own, be able to”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

eight (alternative) aught (alternative)

Rhymes With

right all right might night all-night white great white light quite new light fight site

Questions

How do you pronounce ight?
The recorded pronunciation is /aɪt/.
What does ight mean?
possession
Where does ight come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ight

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