acht

Meaning

eight (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 8; or describing a set with eight elements)

Concepts

eight

eight

Synonyms

Acht

8.

achtens

achter

achtes

schess

8

achte

8th

Translations

huit

8

ocho

8

otto

8

oito

8

acht

8

sekiz

8

octo

8

vuit

8

οχτώ

οκτώ

heşt

8

ثمانية

8

uèch

huit

Pronounced as (IPA)

[axt]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: ahte

Inherited from Old High German: ahto

Cognate with Dutch: acht

Cognate with English: eight

Cognate with Danish: otte

Cognate with Swedish: åtta

Cognate with Greek: οκτώ

Cognate with Latin: octō

In summary

From Middle High German ahte, from Old High German ahto, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.
Compare Dutch acht, English eight, Danish otte, Swedish åtta, Greek οκτώ (októ), Latin octō.

Sentences

Auf der Insel dürfen sich höchstens acht Touristen gleichzeitig aufhalten .

A maximum of eight tourists may stay on the island at the same time.

Gruppen von acht Personen teilen sich auf jeder der drei Etagen eine Küche .

Groups of eight people share a kitchen on each of the three floors.

Er erhielt im Alter von acht Jahren Violinunterricht.

He received violin lessons at the age of eight.

Jones arbeitete während seiner Karriere bei mindestens acht verschiedenen Radiostationen.

Jones worked for at least eight different radio stations during his career.

Doch Kaffee braucht vom Anpflanzen bis zur Ernte acht Jahre .

But coffee takes eight years from planting to harvest.

Henny war einer von insgesamt acht Debütanten im Kader der Niederländer .

Henny was one of a total of eight debutants in the Dutch squad.