oktoeight

Translingual

oktoeight

Etymology

From 1959 ITU proposals octo and ait, from French etc. octo- and NATO/ICAO eight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔkˈtoˈei̯t]^[1]

Noun

oktoeight

1. (rare) (international standards) ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 8.

   Synonym: eight (NATO/ICAO)

ICAO/NATO vs ITU/IMO radiotelephonic clear codes for digits

ICAO/NATO	zero	one	two	three (tree)	four (fower)	five (fife)	six	seven	eight	nine (niner)
ITU/IMO	nadazero	unaone	bissotwo	terrathree	kartefour	pantafive	soxisix	setteseven	oktoeight	novenine

References

1. That is, with each syllable stressed. International Maritime Organisation (2005). International Code of Signals, p. 22–23. Fourth edition, London.