eighth

BrE /ˈiːθ/ AmE /ˈiːθ/

adjective en → es

1 ORDINAL NUMBER [attributive or predicative] B1

the number that comes after seventh and before ninth; the ordinal form of eight

octavo, octavo en orden

  • the eighth [noun]

Collocations eighth day of the month · eighth floor

  • Today is the eighth of June.

    Hoy es el octavo de junio.

2 PART OF SOMETHING [countable] B1

one of eight equal parts of something

octava parte, una octava

  • an eighth [of noun]

Collocations eighth of a cake · eighth of the population

  • She ate an eighth of the cake.

    Ella comió una octava del pastel.