eightsome

English

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    Cardinal: eight
    Ordinal: eighth
    Abbreviated ordinal: 8th
    Latinate ordinal: octonary
    Adverbial: eight times
    Multiplier: eightfold
    Latinate multiplier: octuple
    Distributive: octuply
    Germanic collective: eightsome
    Collective of n parts: octuplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: octad
    Greek collective prefix: octo-, octa-
    Latinate collective prefix: octo-
    Fractional: eighth
    Elemental: octuplet
    Greek prefix: ogdo-
    Number of musicians: octet
    Number of years: octennium

Etymology

From eight +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪtsəm/
  • Rhymes: -eɪtsəm
  • Hyphenation: eight‧some

Noun

eightsome (plural eightsomes)

  1. A group of eight persons or things.

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