"aitch" meaning in Scots

See aitch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

IPA: /etʃ/ Forms: aitches [plural], itch [alternative]
Etymology: Orthographically from English aitch, but phonetically a regular reflex of Middle English ache, from Old French ache, from Vulgar Latin *acca, probably an extension of earlier ha, from an unidentified source. Etymology templates: {{bor|sco|en|aitch}} English aitch, {{inh|sco|enm|ache}} Middle English ache, {{der|sco|fro|ache}} Old French ache, {{der|sco|la-vul|*acca}} Vulgar Latin *acca Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|aitches|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} aitch (plural aitches), {{sco-noun|es}} aitch (plural aitches)
  1. The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.
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      },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/etʃ/"
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}

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