eighth

achte

Steht in einer Reihe an Position acht.

In einfachem Englisch: In position number eight in a series.

• We live on the eighth floor.
• Today is her eighth birthday.
• He finished the race in eighth place.

Synonyme: 8th, VIIIth, VIII

Häufige Wendungen: eighth floor, eighth birthday, eighth place

Achtel

Einer von acht gleich großen Teilen eines Ganzen.

In einfachem Englisch: One of eight equal parts of something.

• Cut the cake into eighths.
• An eighth of the class was absent.
• The line is an eighth of an inch wide.

So benutzt man es: an eighth of something (An eighth of the cake is enough for me.)

Synonyme: one eighth

Häufige Wendungen: an eighth of something, one eighth, an eighth inch

Achte

Die Person oder Sache, die in einer Reihe nach der siebten kommt.

In einfachem Englisch: The person or thing that comes after the seventh in a series.

• Seven runners finished before the eighth arrived.
• She was the eighth in line.
• I liked the first seven songs, but the eighth was dull.

Häufige Wendungen: the eighth, an eighth, eighth in line