Eighty
(adjective)
- Constituting number eighty in a sequence.
- Ten times eight.
Origin:
From middle english eighty, eightitþi, ahtetiȝ, ahetig, from old english eahtatig, æhtatig, eahtatig, from proto-germanic *ahtatigaz, from *ahtô (“eight”), from proto-indo-european *oḱtṓw (“eight”) + *-tigjô (“group of ten”), from *deḱm̥t (“group of ten”), from *deḱm̥ (“ten”).
Examples:
- The temperature outside is eighty degrees Fahrenheit.
- The library has eighty copies of the book in stock.
- The athlete broke the world record by running eighty meters in under ten seconds.
- The family is planning to celebrate their grandfather's eightieth birthday.
- The cost of the new smartphone is eighty dollars.