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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

eightish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪtɪʃ/

Etymology

Etymology tree 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

  1. (colloquial, not-comparable) Approximately eight.

eightish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪtɪʃ/

Etymology

Etymology tree 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

  1. (colloquial, uncountable) Any time close to eight o'clock.