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huit.

eight

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

num/ɥit/[ɥɪt]Quebec[wit]Belgium/ɥi/
  1. eight

    invariable
Where this word comes from

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.

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