eighteen
Meaning
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.
Concepts
eighteen
18
eighteenth
xviii
XVIII
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈeɪ(t).tin/
Etymology
From Middle English eightetene, eiȝtene, ehtetene, from Old English eahtatīene, eahtatēne, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun. Cognate with West Frisian achttjin, Dutch achttien, German achtzehn, Danish atten. Equivalent to eight + -teen
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