🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

第八

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dai-hachi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Eighth/eɪθ/
nounadjectiveCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は第八位でゴールしました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The position in a sequence corresponding to the number eight.

    "She finished in eighth place in the race."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Constituting number eight in a sequence.

    "This is the eighth chapter of the book."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'eighth' originates from the Old English 'eahthe', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*ahtwō', meaning 'eight'. The term has evolved through Middle English as 'eighte' before settling into its current form.

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