huit

Alternative forms

• vuit

Etymology

From Latin octō (“eight”), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Pronunciation

• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈujt/

Numeral

huit m, f

1. (Valencia, cardinal) eight

Noun

huit m (plural huits)

1. (Valencia) eight

Alternative forms

• huict (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French uit, from Latin octō, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw, the h was added to avoid confusion with vit. Compare huile, huis, huître.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɥit/

• audio

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Numeral

huit

1. (cardinal) eight

See also

Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text)
as	deux	trois	quatre	cinq	six	sept
huit	neuf	dix	valet	dame	roi	joker

Further reading

• “huit” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Old French uit, from Latin octō, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey)

  (file)

Numeral

huit

1. (Jersey, Guernsey, cardinal) eight

Noun

huit m (plural huits)

1. (Jersey) figure-of-eight knot