åtta

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Elfdalian

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Elfdalian cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : åtta
    Ordinal : åttund

Etymology

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From Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu. Cognate with Swedish åtta.

Numeral

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åtta

  1. eight

Swedish

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Swedish numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: åtta
    Ordinal: åttonde
    Ordinal abbreviation: 8:e
    Multiplier: åttafaldig
    Fractional: åttondel

Etymology

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From Old Swedish ātta, āta, from Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Compare Icelandic átta, Norwegian åtte, Danish otte.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²ɔtːa/
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Numeral

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åtta

  1. eight

Coordinate terms

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See also

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Noun

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åtta c

  1. eight; the digit "8"
  2. eighth-grader; pupil in the eighth year of school
  3. a class of eighth-graders
  4. (uncountable, mainly used in the definite) the eighth year in school
    De barnen går i åttan.
    Those children are in eighth grade.
  5. a person who finish a competition as number eight
  6. eight; a figure consisting of two circles with one point in common

Declension

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Declension of åtta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative åtta åttan åttor åttorna
Genitive åttas åttans åttors åttornas

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