EIGHT

noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from ~e, adjective, from Old English eahta; akin to Old High German ahto ~, Latin octo, Greek oktō Date: before 12th century see: number the ~h in a set or series , something having ~ units or members: as, an 8-oared racing boat or its crew, an 8-cylinder engine or automobile, ~ adjective ~ pronoun, plural in construction