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Words for eight<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages:<\/p>\n

\"eight\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*oxt\u016b<\/strong> = eight
\n*oxt\u016bmetos<\/strong> = eighth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nocht<\/strong> [\u02c8oxt] = eight
\nochtmad<\/strong> [\u02c8oxt\u1e7da\u00f0] = eighth
\nochtar<\/strong> = a group of eight people
\nochtmoga<\/strong> = eighty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\nocht<\/strong> = eight
\nochtmad<\/strong> = eighth
\nochtur, ochtor, ochtar<\/strong> = eight people\/things
\nochta<\/strong> = a group of eight things, an octad
\nochtmoga, ochtmogo, ochtmogat<\/strong> = eighty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nocht<\/strong> [\u0254xt\u032a\u02e0\/\u028cxt\u032a\u02e0]= eight
\nochtar<\/strong> = eight (people)
\nocht\u00fa<\/strong> = eighth, eighth part
\nocht d\u00e9ag<\/strong> = eighteen
\nocht\u00f3<\/strong> = eighty
\nochtddach<\/strong> = having eight parts, eightfold
\nocht\u00e1bh\u00f3<\/strong> = octavo
\nochtach, ocht\u00e1ibh<\/strong> = octave
\nochtag\u00e1n<\/strong> = octagon
\nochtapas<\/strong> = octopus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nochd<\/strong> [\u0254xg] = eight
\nochdamh<\/strong> [\u0254xg\u0259v] (8\u1d50\u02b0) = eighth (8\u1d57\u02b0)
\nochdnar<\/strong> [\u0254xgn\u0259r] = eight people
\nochd-fillte<\/strong> = octuple, eightfold, eight-ply
\nochd-shliosach<\/strong> = octagon, octahedron
\nochd-chasach<\/strong> = octopus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nhoght<\/strong> [ho\u02d0x(t)] = eight, octuple
\nhoghtoo<\/strong> = eighth
\nhoght jeig<\/strong> = eighteen
\nhoghtad<\/strong> = eighty
\nhoght filley, hoght keayrtyn<\/strong> = eightfold
\n oght-lhiatteeane, hoghtin<\/strong> = octagon
\nhoght lhiatteeagh<\/strong> = octagonal
\nhoght-choshagh<\/strong> = octopus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaulish<\/th>\noxtu<\/strong> = eight
\noxtumetos<\/strong> = eighth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*\u00fci\u03b8<\/strong> [y\u0268\u032f\u03b8] = eight
\n*\u00fc\u0268\u03b8\u03b2\u0303ed<\/strong> = eighth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cumbric<\/th>\nowera, hovera, haoves<\/strong> = eight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Welsh<\/th>\noith<\/strong> = eight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\nuith, wyth, vyth, \u1efdyth, oeth<\/strong> [sei\u032f\u03b8] = eight
\nwythuet, wythued, \u1efdythuet<\/strong> = eighth
\nwythnos, vythnos, \u1efdythnos<\/strong> = week
\npetheunos, pytheonos, pethawnos<\/strong> = fortnight (two weeks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nwyth<\/strong> [u\u02d0\u0268\u032f\u03b8\/\u028ai\u032f\u03b8] = eight, octave,
\nwythfed<\/strong> (8fed) [\u02c8\u028a\u0268\u032f\u03b8v\u025bd\/\u02c8\u028ai\u032f\u03b8v\u025bd] = eighth, one of eight
\nwyth deg<\/strong> = eighty
\nwythdegai<\/strong> = eighties
\nwythawd<\/strong> = octet, octave
\nwythblyg<\/strong> = octavo, eightfold, having eight parts
\nwythnyn<\/strong> = eight persons, eight men
\nwythochr<\/strong> = octahedron, octagon, octagonal
\nwythnos<\/strong> [\u02c8\u028a\u0268\u032f\u03b8n\u0254s] = week
\npenwythnos<\/strong> = weekend
\npythefnos<\/strong> = fortnight (two weeks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\neath<\/strong> = eight
\neathas<\/strong> = eighth
\neitag, eythek<\/strong> = eighteen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\neth<\/strong> = eight
\nethves<\/strong> = eighth. octave
\netek<\/strong> = eighteen
\netegves<\/strong> = eighteenth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Breton (Brethonoc)<\/th>\neith<\/strong> = eight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\neiz<\/strong> = eight
\neizuet, aihuet, eizved<\/strong> = eighth
\neiz-uge\u00f1t, heiz-ugent<\/strong> = 160
\neiz-cognecq<\/strong> = octagonal
\neiz-cornecq<\/strong> = octagonal, octagon
\neizuet, aihuet, eizvet, eizved, eihvet<\/strong> = eighth
\n\u00e9ih dyad, ein-d\u00e9ad, eih-diat<\/strong> = about eight
\neizdezyeg, eizdeziek<\/strong> = weekly
\neizvedi<\/strong> = to divide into eight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\neizh<\/strong> = eight
\neizhved<\/strong> = eighth
\neikont<\/strong> = eighty (usually pevar-ugent)
\neizhkognek<\/strong> = octagonal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Indo-European *o\u1e31t\u1e53w<\/em> (eight) [source<\/a>]. Words from the same PIE root include eight<\/strong>, and words beginning with octa-\/octo-<\/strong>, such as October<\/strong>, octane<\/strong> and octopus<\/strong> in English, and words related to eight in other Indo-European languages [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

Sources: Wiktionary<\/a>, Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, Teanglann.ie<\/a>, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English – Old Irish glossary<\/a>, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, Gerlyvyr Cernewec<\/a>, Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, TermOfis<\/a>, Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, Geriafurch<\/a>, English – ProtoCeltic WordList<\/a> (PDF), Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Words for eight and related things in Celtic languages: Proto-Celtic *oxt\u016b = eight *oxt\u016bmetos = eighth Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) ocht [\u02c8oxt] = eight ochtmad [\u02c8oxt\u1e7da\u00f0] = eighth ochtar = a group of eight people ochtmoga = eighty Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) ocht = eight ochtmad = eighth ochtur, ochtor, ochtar = eight people\/things ochta = a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,128,19,20,25,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,127,8,10,40,11,12,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-cumbric","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaulish","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-numbers","category-old-breton","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-old-welsh","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7336"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7341,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7336\/revisions\/7341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}