Eigh(t) [Eight, Eigh]

Morpheme

Eigh(t) [Eight, Eigh]

Type

free base

Denotation

whole number between seven and nine

Etymology

Middle English eighte, aught, eahte, ahte; Old English eahta, æhta

Evidence

eight, eighth, eights, eighteen, eighteenth, eighty

Notes

<igh> etymological marker

See Also

Aught, Oct(a) [Oct, Octa], Ogdo(a) [Ogdo, Ogdoa]