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eighth.

The ordinal form of the number eight.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/eɪtθ/Received-Pronunciation/eɪtθ/General-American/eɪθ/General-American
  1. The ordinal form of the number eight.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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).

noun/eɪtθ/Received-Pronunciation/eɪtθ/General-American/eɪθ/General-American
  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.
  3. An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.

    slang
  4. An interval by doubling in pitch frequency.

Where this word comes from

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).

verb/eɪtθ/Received-Pronunciation/eɪtθ/General-American/eɪθ/General-American
  1. To divide by eight.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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).

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