eighty-eighth
English
| < 87th | 88th | 89th > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : eighty-eight Ordinal : eighty-eighth | ||
Etymology
From eighty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix)Category:English terms suffixed with -th (ordinal)#EIGHTYEIGHTH.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eighty-eighthCategory:English lemmas#EIGHTYEIGHTHCategory:English adjectives#EIGHTYEIGHTHCategory:English multiword terms#EIGHTYEIGHTHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EIGHTYEIGHTHCategory:Pages with entries#EIGHTY-EIGHTHCategory:Pages with 1 entry#EIGHTY-EIGHTH
- Category:English ordinal numbers#EIGHTYEIGHTHThe ordinal form of the number eighty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 88 of a sequence.
- The answer appears on the eighty-eighth page of the book.Category:English terms with usage examples#EIGHTYEIGHTH
- She finished eighty-eighth in the race.Category:English terms with usage examples#EIGHTYEIGHTH
Usage notes
English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.
Synonyms
- 88th, 88th
Translations
Noun
eighty-eighth (plural eighty-eighths)Category:English lemmas#EIGHTYEIGHTHCategory:English nouns#EIGHTYEIGHTHCategory:English countable nouns#EIGHTYEIGHTHCategory:English multiword terms#EIGHTYEIGHTHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EIGHTYEIGHTHCategory:Pages with entries#EIGHTY-EIGHTHCategory:Pages with 1 entry#EIGHTY-EIGHTH
- Category:English fractional numbers#EIGHTYEIGHTHOne of eighty-eight equal parts of a whole.
- An eighty-eighth of 1760 is 20.Category:English terms with usage examples#EIGHTYEIGHTH