eightとは

語源 1

From Middle English eight, aught, eahte, ahte, from 古期英語 eahta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Cognate with Scots aucht (“eight”), West Frisian acht (“eight”), Dutch acht (“eight”), Low German acht (“eight”), German acht (“eight”), Norwegian åtte (“eight”), Swedish åtta (“eight”), Icelandic átta (“eight”), Latin octo (“eight”), Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), Irish ocht (“eight”).

別の表記

• aught (Scotland, 古風な用法, まれに)
• Western (Arabic) numerals: 8
• Roman numerals: VIII

発音

• (Received 発音, General American) enPR: āt, IPA^(key): /eɪt/
• Rhymes: -eɪt
• Homophone: ate

数詞

eight

1. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
   • 2009, Stuart Heritage, Hecklerspray, Friday the 22nd of May in 2009 at 1 o’clock p.m., “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”

     Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: 1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and 2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to have another child, a shady network executive would urge her to put it in a binbag with a brick and drop it down a well. But this is just a horrifying tangent.

2. Describing a group or set with eight elements.

   He works eight hours a day.

関連する語

• eighth

参考

• Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages

名詞

eight (複数形 eights)

1. The digit/figure 8.
2. (playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
3. (nautical) A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
4. (rowing, especially in 複数形) A race in which such craft participate.
5. (rowing) The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.

派生語

参考

• section 8

Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text)
ace	deuce, two	three	four	five	six	seven
eight	nine	ten	jack, knave	queen	king	joker

語源 2

See ait.

名詞

eight (複数形 eights)

1. An island in a river; an ait.
   • Evelyn

     osiers on their eights

アナグラム

• Tighe