eighty
numUS [ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi] · /ˈeɪ.ti/
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”).
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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.
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eighties, eightieth, eighty-eight, eighty-eighth, eighty-eleven, eighty-fifth, eighty-first, eighty-five, eighty-four, eighty-fourth, eightyish, eighty-nine, eighty-ninth, eightyodd, eighty-seven, eighty-seventh, eighty-six, eighty-sixth, eightysomething, eighty-something, eighty-third, eighty-three, eighty-two, one-eighty, 180, one eighty out, 180-out- Related terms
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eight, eighteen, 80, LXXX, 捌拾, 八十, ٨٠, ༨༠, ८०, ૮૦, ੮੦, ৮০, 𑄾𑄶, ୮୦, ౮౦, ೮೦, ൮൦, ௮௰, ៨០, ๘๐, ໘໐, ၈၀, ፰፲, ᠘᠐, ᥎᥆, seventy-nine, seventy, eighty-one, ninety