eightetenthe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === eȝtetenþe, eiȝtenþe, eiȝtenthe === Etymology === A remodelling of eightetethe (Old English eahtatēoþa) on the basis of tenthe (“tenth”); by surface analysis, eightetene (“eighteen”) +‎ -the (ordinal suffix). eahtatēoþa is from Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō tehundō, itself from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô tehundô. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæi̯xt(ə)ˌtɛnð(ə)/, /ˈæi̯xt(ə)ˌteːnð(ə)/, /-θ(ə)/ === Adjective === eightetenthe eighteenth Synonym: eightetethe ==== Descendants ==== English: fifteenth Middle Scots: auchteint, auchtent Scots: auchteent, eichteent === Noun === eightetenthe One of eighteen parts of a whole; an eighteenth. ==== Descendants ==== English: eighteenth Middle Scots: auchteint, auchtent Scots: auchteent, eichteent === References === “eighte-tenthe, ord. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.