eighth

UK
/eɪtθ/
US
/eɪtθ/

Translations

eighthnoun
eighths
pl
UK
/eɪtθ/
US
/eɪtθ/
восьмая часть
He received an eighth of the total inheritance.
Он получил восьмую часть от общего наследства.
Additional translations
одна восьмая
eighthnumeral
UK
/eɪtθ/
US
/eɪtθ/
(ordinal)
She finished in eighth place in the race.
Она финишировала на восьмом месте в гонке.
Synonyms
an eighth
one over eight
8thnumeral

eighth

Used as an ordinal numeral meaning “eighth”; functions attributively before nouns and occasionally as a noun.
He finished 8th overall.
Он финишировал восьмым в общем зачёте.

Definitions

eighthnoun
The position in a sequence that comes after the seventh and before the ninth.
She finished in eighth place in the race.
One of eight equal parts of a whole.
He ate an eighth of the pizza.
A musical interval encompassing eight diatonic degrees.
The melody jumps an eighth to reach the high note.
A note that is one-eighth the length of a whole note in music.
The song features a series of rapid eighths in the melody.
eighthnumeral
Relating to the position in a sequence that is number eight.
The eighth chapter of the book was the most exciting.
8thnumeral
The ordinal form of the number eight; coming after the seventh in a sequence.
Our team placed 8th in the tournament.