What does huitième in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word huitième in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use huitième in French.

The word huitième in French means eighth, eighth, eighth, eighth, an eighth, one eighth, the eighth arrondissement, Year 5, eighteenth, eighteenth, eighteenth, eighteenth, an eighteenth, one eighteenth, the eighteenth century, the eighteenth arrondissement, the 18th arrondissement, eighteenth, round of sixteen, twenty-eighth, twenty-eighth, twenty-eighth, a twenty-eighth, one twenty-eighth. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word huitième

eighth

(de rang 8)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est ma huitième voiture. // Charlemagne est né au huitième siècle (or: au VIIIe siècle).
Charlemagne was born in the 8th century.

eighth

(contenu 8 fois dans un tout)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je contribue dans cette affaire pour une huitième part.
My stake in this business is an eighth.

eighth

nom masculin et féminin (en huitième position) (ranking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon frère a fini le huitième de la compétition
He finished eighth in the competition.

eighth, an eighth, one eighth

nom masculin (fraction) (fraction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il verse un huitième de son salaire aux impôts.
He pays an eighth of his salary in taxes.

the eighth arrondissement

nom masculin (arrondissement d'une ville)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Élysée se trouve dans le huitième.

Year 5

nom féminin (France, vieux (ancien nom du CM1) (UK, equivalent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma grand-mère a appris les tables de multiplication en classe de huitième.
My grandmother learned her times tables in Year 5.

eighteenth

(de rang 18)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mes parents vont au même camping pour la dix-huitième année consécutive. // De grandes révolutions ont eu lieu au dix-huitième siècle.

eighteenth

(contenu 18 fois dans un tout) (part, share)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La dix-huitième partie de cent quatre-vingts est dix.

eighteenth

nom masculin et féminin (en huitième position)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À l'issue de la course, le dix-huitième a eu le droit à un prix, mais pas le dix-neuvième bizarrement.

eighteenth, an eighteenth, one eighteenth

nom masculin (fraction) (fraction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On ne lui prélevé qu'un dix-huitième de sa fortune en impôt, mais l'homme d'affaires trouvait déjà ça trop.

the eighteenth century

nom masculin (le XVIIIe siècle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the eighteenth arrondissement, the 18th arrondissement

nom masculin (arrondissement de Paris)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'habite à Paris, dans le dix-huitième.

eighteenth

nom masculin (étage d'une tour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette tour a vingt étages et j'habite au dix-huitième.

round of sixteen

nom masculin (élimination de 8 candidats sur 16)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

twenty-eighth

adjectif (rang du nombre 28)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le vingt-huitième inscrit recevra un cadeau.

twenty-eighth

nom masculin et féminin (de rang 28)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma sœur est arrivée vingt-huitième au marathon de Paris.

twenty-eighth, a twenty-eighth, one twenty-eighth

nom masculin (fraction) (fraction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un vingt-huitième de la production a dû être jeté.

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