eighth

(Inglés)

Adj

The ordinal form of the number eight.

Noun

1. The person or thing in the eighth position.
2. One of eight equal parts of a whole.
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.

Verb

To divide by eight.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/eɪtθ/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: eiȝtthe

Heredado de inglés antiguo: eahtoþa

In summary

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

Conceptos

octavo

8th

octava

ocho

8

ochavo

Sinónimos

eighth part

eight

one-eighth

8th

eighth note

second

2nd

eighthly

octave

eight times

quaver