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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
eightish en · ADJ
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Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw
Proto-Germanic *ahtōu
Proto-West Germanic *ahtō
Old English eahta
Middle English eighte
English eight
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -isch
English -ish
English eightish
From eight + -ish.
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(colloquial, not-comparable) Approximately eight.
eightish en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw
Proto-Germanic *ahtōu
Proto-West Germanic *ahtō
Old English eahta
Middle English eighte
English eight
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -isch
English -ish
English eightish
From eight + -ish.
Meanings
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(colloquial, uncountable) Any time close to eight o'clock.