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eighth en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /eɪtθ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• āth (General-American)
• /eɪtθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• ātth (Received-Pronunciation)
• ātth (General-American)
• /eɪθ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European *oḱtowós Proto-Germanic *ahtudô Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō Old English eahtoþa Middle English eightethe English eighth Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) The ordinal form of the number eight.
   • Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks. 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 21:
   • In 2023, the birthrate fell for the eighth consecutive year to 0.72, the lowest in the world, from 1.24 in 2015, raising concerns over the economic shock to society from such a rapid pace. 2025 February 25, “South Korea’s birth rate rose for the first time in 9 years. Is the world’s lowest fertility rate on the rebound?”, in CNN, sourced from Reuters, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2025:

Forms

Deriveds

eighthly · eighth pole · eighth man · eighthman · eighth wonder of the world · eighth-man · eighth grader · eighth note · eighth rest · Admiral's eighth · five eighth · eighth cranial nerve · eighth final · eighth grade · eighth nerve · one eighth · second five-eighth

Synonyms

VIIIth · 8th · VIII (in names of monarchs and popes)

Translations (127)

ko 여덟째 (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · bua наймадахи (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · is áttundi (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · eo oka (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ca vuitè (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · my အဋ္ဌမ (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ru восьмо́й (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · evn дяпкӣ (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · kk сегізінші (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · tl ikawalo (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · cjs сегизинчи (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · pl ósmy (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · sgs aštonts (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · gag sekizinci (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ckb ھەشتەم (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · fa هشتم (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ia octave (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · pt oitavo (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · xal нәәмдгч (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · el όγδοος (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · be во́сьмы (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · si අටවැනි (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · crh sekizinci (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · fr huitième (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · frr aachst (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · tg ҳаштум (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · tr sekizinci (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · nl achtste (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · mk осми (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · aii ܬܡܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · se gávccát (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · la octavus (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · acw ثامِن (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · sah ахсыс (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · txb oktante (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · az səkkizinci (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ga ochtú (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · it ottava (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · rue во́смый (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · br eizhvet (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · tk sekizinji (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · sh осми (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ur آٹھواں (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · lt aštuntas (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ka მერვე (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ta எட்டாவது (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · aii ܬܡܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · nb åttende (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · gd ochdamh (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ms kelapan (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · hsb wosmy (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · et kaheksas (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · nv tseebíí góneʼ (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · id kedelapan (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · lb Aachtel (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · mi te waru (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · grc ὄγδοος (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ltg ostoni (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · fr huit (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · nn åttande (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · hu nyolcadik (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · hy ութերորդ (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · got 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌿𐌳𐌰 (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · lo ທີ່ແປດ (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · af agste (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · fo áttandi (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · kjh сигізінӌі (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · alt сегизинчи (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · fi kahdeksas (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · km ទីប្រាំបី (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · fro huictiesme (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · es octavo (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · tt сигезенче (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · cu осмъ (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · vi thứ tám (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · pi aṭṭhama (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · af agtste (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · mn наймдахь (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · bg о́сми (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · sv åttonde (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · mfe witiem (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ar ثَامِن (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ml എട്ടാം (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · arz تامن (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · izh kaheksas (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · frr achs (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · uz sakkizinchi (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · lv astotais (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · sco echt (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · sk ôsmy (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · it ottavo (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · gv hoghtoo (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · dsb wósymy (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · he שמיני (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · mn наймдугаар (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · th ที่แปด (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · sq tetë (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · de achte (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · uk во́сьмий (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ja 八番目 (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ar ثَامِنَة (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ro optulea (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · eu zortzigarren (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · da ottende (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · bn অষ্টম (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · haw walu (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · sh osmi (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · mt it-tmien (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · vo jölid (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · cs osmý (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · fy achtste (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · io okesma (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · sl osmi (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ml എട്ടാമത്തെ (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · enm eightethe (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · hi आठवाँ (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ast octavu (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · mi tuawaru (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · sa अष्टम (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · cmn 第八 (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · cy wythfed (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · prg asmus (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ta எட்டாம் (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ky сегизинчи (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · ba һигеҙенсе (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · yi אַכט (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th) · it ottavo (ordinal form of the number eight — see also 8th)

eighth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /eɪtθ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• āth (General-American)
• /eɪtθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• ātth (Received-Pronunciation)
• ātth (General-American)
• /eɪθ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European *oḱtowós Proto-Germanic *ahtudô Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō Old English eahtoþa Middle English eightethe English eighth Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Meanings

1. The person or thing in the eighth position.
2. One of eight equal parts of a whole.
   • Two bits equals two eighths of a dollar.
   • Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have determined that the young skull is only an eighth as strong as an adult one. 2000 October 3, Eric Nagourney, “VITAL SIGNS: PROTECTION; A Measure of an Infant Skull's Strength”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2022:
3. (slang) An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.
   • At midday he’d found an ageing eighth of hash in a drawer, a little bundle of cellophane. 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 499:
4. An interval by doubling in pitch frequency.

Forms

Coordinates

epogdoon (One of eight equal parts)

Synonyms

eighth one (person or thing in the eighth position) · octave (twice the frequency) · ⅛ oz (ochava (historical Spanish contexts)) · henry (One of eight equal parts) · half-quarter (One of eight equal parts) · ⅛ (One of eight equal parts)

Translations (73)

la octans (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · nl achtste (person or thing in the eighth position) · pdt Achtel (nds) (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · tr sekizinci (person or thing in the eighth position) · fr huitième (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · bg осма (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · ia octavo (person or thing in the eighth position) · ru восьмой (person or thing in the eighth position) · et kaheksas (person or thing in the eighth position) · la octavus (person or thing in the eighth position) · sv åtta (person or thing in the eighth position) · yi אַכטל (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · io okima (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · fr huitième (person or thing in the eighth position) · pt oitavo (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · sw thumuni (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · el όγδοος (person or thing in the eighth position) · mk осмина (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · el όγδοος (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · la octavum (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · fro huictiesme (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · lt aštunta (person or thing in the eighth position) · hu nyolcad (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · lt aštuntas (person or thing in the eighth position) · ia octavo (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · hy ութերորդ (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · ro a opta (person or thing in the eighth position) · ru восьмая (person or thing in the eighth position) · tr sekizde bir (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · fi kahdeksasosa (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · ru восьмая (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · mi hauwaru (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · lv astotais (person or thing in the eighth position) · eo okono (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · haw hapawalu (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · mi tuawaru (person or thing in the eighth position) · de Achtel (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · ltg ostoita (person or thing in the eighth position) · pt oitava (person or thing in the eighth position) · ar ثُمْن (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · nl achtste (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · ltg astotdaļa (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · sv åttondedel (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · fi kahdeksannes (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · eu zortzigarren (person or thing in the eighth position) · pt oitavo (person or thing in the eighth position) · it ottavo (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · ltg ostoits (person or thing in the eighth position) · lv astotā (person or thing in the eighth position) · es octavo (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · ro al optulea (person or thing in the eighth position) · hu nyolcadik (person or thing in the eighth position) · sv åttonde (person or thing in the eighth position) · fro huictiesme (person or thing in the eighth position) · ia octava (person or thing in the eighth position) · lt aštuntadalis (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · rup uptimi (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · uk одна восьма (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · et kaheksandik (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · it ottava (person or thing in the eighth position) · ro optime (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · de Achte (person or thing in the eighth position) · gl oitava (person or thing in the eighth position) · hy ութերորդ (person or thing in the eighth position) · sv åttondel (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · ru восьмое (person or thing in the eighth position) · he שמינית (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · ka მერვედი (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · gl oitavo (one of eight equal parts of a whole) · it ottavo (person or thing in the eighth position) · gl oitavo (person or thing in the eighth position) · fi kahdeksas (person or thing in the eighth position) · af agtste (person or thing in the eighth position)

eighth en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /eɪtθ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• āth (General-American)
• /eɪtθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• ātth (Received-Pronunciation)
• ātth (General-American)
• /eɪθ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European *oḱtowós Proto-Germanic *ahtudô Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō Old English eahtoþa Middle English eightethe English eighth Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To divide by eight.
   • The first step is to eighth the script out. See figure 3.6 overleaf. Eighthing a script is subjective. 2013, Raindance Producers' Lab Lo-To-No Budget Filmmaking, page 31:

Forms

Relateds

octave

Translations (1)

de achteln (divide by eight)