Meaning

4 senses
  1. The person or thing in the eighth position.

    Achte

    восьмойvosʹmoj, восьмаяvosʹmaja, восьмоеvosʹmoje

  2. One of eight equal parts of a whole.

    Two bits equals two eighths of a dollar.

    Achtel

    восьмая

    одна восьмаodna vosʹma

    one part in eight equal parts

  3. (slang)An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.

  4. An interval by doubling in pitch frequency.

Examples

56 sentences
  1. Neptune is the eighth planet of the solar system.

    Нептун - восьма планета Сонячної системи.

    ruНептун — восьмая планета Солнечной системы.

    deNeptun ist der achte Planet des Sonnensystems.

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  2. It's on the eighth floor.

    Це на восьмому поверсі.

    ruЭто на восьмом этаже.

    deEs ist in der achten Etage.

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  3. I'm on the eighth floor.

    Я на восьмому поверсі.

    ruЯ на восьмом этаже.

    deIch bin im achten Stock.

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  4. I'm in the eighth grade.

    Я у восьмому класі.

    deIch bin in der achten Klasse.

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  5. She was in the eighth grade.

    ruОна была в восьмом классе.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
one of eight equal parts of a whole:
Русский
By meaning 1
person or thing in the eighth position:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
person or thing in the eighth position:
one of eight equal parts of a whole:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ah

Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

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Forms

plural: eighths
Singulareighth
Pluraleighths

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
One of eight equal parts:henry⅛half-quarter
twice the frequency:octave
person or thing in the eighth position:eighth one
ochava (historical Spanish contexts):⅛ oz
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
eighth — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto