eighth

eighth
1. adjective
acht...

be/come eighth — achter sein/als achter ankommen

eighth largest — achtgrößt...

2. noun
(in sequence) achte, der/die/das; (in rank) Achte, der/die/das; (fraction) Achtel, das

be the eighth to do something — der/die/das achte sein, der/die/das etwas tut

the eighth of May — der achte Mai

the eighth [of the month] — der Achte [des Monats]

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[eitð]
noun
1) (one of eight equal parts: They each received an eighth of the money.) das Achtel
2) ((also adjective) (the) last of eight (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventh: His horse was eighth in the race; Are you having another cup of coffee? That's your eighth (cup) this morning; Henry VIII (said as `Henry the Eighth').) der/die/das Achte
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eighth
[eɪtθ]
I. adj inv
1. (in sequence) achte(r, s)
you're the \eighth person to put your name down du bist der Achte, der sich einträgt
she's \eighth from the right sie ist die Achte von rechts
the \eighth best/largest ... der/die/das achtbeste/-größte ...
the \eighth century das achte Jahrhundert
\eighth grade AM achte Klasse, die Achte
every \eighth person jeder Achte
in \eighth place an achter Stelle
the \eighth time das achte Mal
2. (in a race)
to be/come [or finish] \eighth [in a race] [bei einem Rennen] Achter sein/werden [o als Achter ins Ziel kommen]
\eighth place achter Platz
to be/lie in \eighth place auf dem achten Platz [o auf Platz acht] sein/liegen
II. n no pl
1. (order)
the \eighth der/die/das Achte
to be \eighth [in line] als Achter an der Reihe [o fam dran] sein
2. (date)
the \eighth spoken der Achte
the 8th written der 8.
on the \eighth of February, on February the \eighth am achten Februar
3. (in titles)
Henry the E\eighth spoken Heinrich der Achte
Henry VIII written Heinrich VIII.
4. (fraction) Achtel nt
III. adv inv achtens
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[eɪtɵ]
1. adj
achte(r, s)
2. n
(= fraction) Achtel nt; (of series) Achte(r, s) → academic.ru/67576/sixth">sixth
See:
sixth
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eighth [eıtθ]
A adj
1. acht(er, e, es):
eighth note MUS US Achtelnote f;
in the eighth place achtens, an achter Stelle;
eighth rest MUS US Achtelpause f
2. achtel
B s
1. (der, die, das) Achte:
the eighth of May der 8. Mai;
it’s the eighth today heute ist der Achte
2. Achtel n (auch MUS)
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1. adjective
acht...

be/come eighth — achter sein/als achter ankommen

eighth largest — achtgrößt...

2. noun
(in sequence) achte, der/die/das; (in rank) Achte, der/die/das; (fraction) Achtel, das

be the eighth to do something — der/die/das achte sein, der/die/das etwas tut

the eighth of May — der achte Mai

the eighth [of the month] — der Achte [des Monats]

* * *
adj.
acht adj.

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