eighteenth
eigh·teenth
eighteenth · eighteenths
восемнадцатая
The person or thing in the eighteenth positionThe person or thing in the eighteenth position.
/ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/
Meaning
3 sensesThe person or thing in the eighteenth position.
One of eighteen equal parts of a whole.
восемнадцатая
(informal)A party to celebrate an eighteenth birthday.
More definitions
- position 18 in a countable series of things
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
one of eighteen equal parts of a whole:
Origin
Inherited from Middle English eightetenthe, eightetethe, from Old English eahtatēoþa, fromInherited from Middle English eightetenthe, eightetethe, from Old English eahtatēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô tehundô. Equivalent to eighteen + -th (ordinal suffix).
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Forms
plural: eighteenths| Singular | eighteenth |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms18thXVIIIth