aughter

aught

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awkht]
- /ɔxt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awkht]
- /ɔxt/

Definitions of aughter word

verb with object aughter to own; possess. 1
verb with object aughter to owe (someone or something); be obligated to. 1
adjective aughter eight. 1
adjective aughter eighth. 1
noun aughter Archaic. ownership; possession. property; a possession. 1

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Origin of aughter

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English; Old English æht; cognate with Old High German ēht, Gothic aihts; akin to owe, own

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Parts of speech for Aughter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Aughter

aughter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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