huit

Significat

eight

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɥit/

Etimologia

Inherited from Middle French huyct, from Old French uit, from Latin octō, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.
The h- was added in Middle French to avoid confusion with vit when the letters u and v were not distinguished; compare the same in huile, etc. That huit does not undergo initial liaison is in fact due to a general rule for numerals (compare un, onze), not to a historically aspirated onset.

Sents

Il est déjà huit heures et demi , je ne pense pas qu’ils viendront .

It's already eight and a half, I don't think they'll come.

Un voyage en Italie , vers l'âge de huit ans , lui fit une forte impression .

A trip to Italy, around the age of eight, made a strong impression on him.

Ils ont produit un livret de huit chansons , réimprimé plusieurs fois .

They produced a booklet of eight songs that was repeatedly printed.

Il est titulaire de huit brevets d'invention.

He holds eight invention patents.

Parmi l'équipe du journal , huit personnes sont tuées , et quatre sont blessées .

Among the newspaper team, eight people were killed, and four were injured.

Les pétales sont ovales et mesure de huit à onze centimètre .

The petals are oval and measure eight to eleven centimetres.

Le prieuré accueille au maximum huit pères auxquels peuvent se joindre des frères .

The priory accommodates a maximum of eight fathers who can be joined by brothers.

Vers huit heures , Dansaert passa donner un coup d'oeil au travail .

Towards eight o'clock Dansaert passed to give a glance at the work.