eit

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Bislama

Bislama cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : eit

Etymology

From English eight.

Numeral

eit

  1. eight

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *äitei, from Proto-Germanic *aiþį̄, cognate to Finnish äiti.

Noun

eit (genitive eide, partitive eite)

  1. old woman
  2. wife (especially an older one)
  3. (colloquial) girl, woman, girlfriend, wife
  4. (dialectal, dated) mother

Declension

Declension of eit (ÕS type 22i/külm, t-d gradation)
singular plural
nominative eit eided
accusative nom.
gen. eide
genitive eitede
partitive eite eiti
eitesid
illative eite
eidesse
eitedesse
eidisse
inessive eides eitedes
eidis
elative eidest eitedest
eidist
allative eidele eitedele
eidile
adessive eidel eitedel
eidil
ablative eidelt eitedelt
eidilt
translative eideks eitedeks
eidiks
terminative eideni eitedeni
essive eidena eitedena
abessive eideta eitedeta
comitative eidega eitedega

Livonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *heittädäk. Cognates include Finnish heittää.

Verb

eit

  1. throw

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

eit

  1. impersonal imperfect indicative of mynet

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse eitt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɪːt/, (unstressed) /ɛɪt/

Article

eit n (masculine ein, feminine ei)

  1. a, an (indefinite article)
    Eit kvitt hus.
    A white house.

See also

Scots

Pronunciation

Numeral

eit

  1. (South Scots) eight (note pronunciation)

Tok Pisin

Numeral

eit

  1. Alternative form of et