different between eighty vs seventy

English

Etymology

From Middle English ei?ti, ey?ty, ei?tety, aghty, from Old English hundeahtati?, from Proto-Germanic *aht?ut?hund? (“eighty”), equivalent to eight +? -ty. Cognate with Scots hechty, auchty (“eighty”), Saterland Frisian tachentich (“eighty”), West Frisian tachtich (“eighty”), Dutch tachtig (“eighty”), German Low German tachentig (“eighty”), German achtzig (“eighty”), Swedish åttio (“eighty”), Norwegian åtti (“eighty”), Icelandic áttatíu (“eighty”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ??ti, IPA^(key): /?e?.ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): [?(?)e???i]
• Rhymes: -e?ti

Numeral

eighty

1. The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.

Related terms

• eight
• eighteen

Translations

See also

• Last: seventy-nine, seventy
• Next: eighty-one, ninety

English

Etymology

From Middle English seventy, sevynty, from Old English hundseofonti?, from Proto-Germanic *sebunt?hund? (“seventy”), equivalent to seven +? -ty. Cognate with Scots sevinty (“seventy”), Saterland Frisian soogentich (“seventy”), West Frisian santich (“seventy”), Dutch zeventig (“seventy”), German Low German söventig (“seventy”), German siebzig (“seventy”), Swedish sjuttio (“seventy”), Norwegian sytti (“seventy”), Icelandic sjötíu (“seventy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?v.?n.ti/

Numeral

seventy

1. The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.

Synonyms

• Arabic numerals: 70
• Roman numerals: LXX

Translations

See also

• Last: sixty-nine, sixty
• Next: seventy-one, eighty