eighth

== English == === Alternative forms === eight (obsolete) eightth (nonstandard) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English eiȝtthe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight +‎ -th (ordinal suffix). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ātth, IPA(key): /eɪtθ/ (General American) enPR: ātth, āth, IPA(key): /eɪtθ/, /eɪθ/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ɛj(ʈ)t̪ʰ/, (pane–pain merger) /e(ʈ)t̪ʰ/ Rhymes: -eɪtθ, -eɪθ === Adjective === eighth (not comparable) The ordinal form of the number eight. ==== Synonyms ==== 8th, 8th, VIIIth; (in names of monarchs and popes) VIII ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === eighth (plural eighths) The person or thing in the eighth position. One of eight equal parts of a whole. (slang) An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs. An interval by doubling in pitch frequency. ==== Synonyms ==== (person or thing in the eighth position): eighth one (One of eight equal parts): ⅛, half-quarter, henry (for an eighth of an ounce of marijuana in the UK) (⅛ oz.): ochava (historical Spanish contexts) (twice the frequency): octave ==== Coordinate terms ==== (One of eight equal parts): epogdoon (a number greater by a ratio of nine to eight; 1+1⁄8) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === eighth (third-person singular simple present eighths, present participle eighthing, simple past and past participle eighthed) (transitive) To divide by eight. ==== Translations ==== === See also === octave === Anagrams === Height, Highet, height, highte