अष्ट

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers (edit)
80
[a], [b] ←  7 ८
8 		9  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: अष्ट (aṣṭa), अष्टन् (aṣṭan)
    Ordinal: अष्टम (aṣṭama)

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Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haštā́
    Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa)

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬀 (ašta), Persian هشت (hašt), Latvian astoņi, Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), Latin octō, Old English eahta (whence English eight).

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    अष्ट • (aṣṭá)

    1. eight

    Declension

    Irregular declension of अष्ट (aṣṭá)
    Plural
    Nominative अष्टौ (aṣṭaú), अष्ट (aṣṭá)
    Vocative अष्टौ (áṣṭau), अष्ट (áṣṭa)
    Accusative अष्टौ (aṣṭaú), अष्ट (aṣṭá)
    Instrumental अष्टाभिः (aṣṭābhíḥ), अष्टभिः (aṣṭábhiḥ)
    Dative अष्टाभ्यः (aṣṭābhyáḥ), अष्टभ्यः (aṣṭábhyaḥ)
    Ablative अष्टाभ्यः (aṣṭābhyáḥ), अष्टभ्यः (aṣṭábhyaḥ)
    Genitive अष्टनाम् (aṣṭānā́m)
    Locative अष्टासु (aṣṭāsú), अष्टसु (aṣṭásu)

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