eighteenth
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eighteenth
- /ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/
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Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English eightetenthe, eightetethe, from Old English eahtatēoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô tehundô. Equivalent to eighteen + -th (ordinal suffix).
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Closest in meaning: ordinal, seventeenth, nineteenth, eightieth, twenty-fourth, twentieth, thirteenth, ninth, eighth, thirty-eighth, shap, xviii, octodecimo, eighteenthly, fifteenth, sixteenth
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adj the ordinal form of the number eighteen — see also 18th
| Español | decimoctavo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 열여덟째 yeoryeodeoljjae |
| 日本語 | 十八番目 Jū hachi-banme |
| हिन्दी | अठारहवाँ aṭhārahvā̃ |
| Português | décimo oitavo |
| Français | dix-huitième, dix-huit |
| Deutsch | achtzehnte |
| Italiano | diciottesimo, diciottesima |
| Română | optsprezecelea, optșpelea |
| Русский | восемна́дцатый vosemnádcatyj |
noun the person or thing in the eighteenth position
| Español | decimoctavo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अठारहवाँ aṭhārahvā̃ |
| Português | décimo oitavo |
| Français | dix-huitième |
| Italiano | diciottesimo, diciottesima |
noun one of eighteen equal parts of a whole
| Español | dieciochoavo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अठारहवाँ aṭhārahvā̃ |
| Português | décimo oitavo |
| Français | dix-huitième |
| Italiano | diciottesimo |
| Русский | восемнадцатая |
Talk about this word "eighteenth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eighteenth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eighteenth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eighteenth "eighteenth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eighteenth.Cite this
@misc{eighteenth_2026,
title = {eighteenth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eighteenth},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
