Åttende

Åttende is the ordinal form of the Norwegian number eight, and is used to indicate position in a sequence. It functions as an adjective that can modify a noun or appear predicatively to express the order of something. The form is derived from the cardinal åtte by adding the suffix -ende, which is a common pattern for ordinal numbers in Norwegian.

Usage and grammar

In practice, åttende appears before nouns: åttende dag, åttende plass, åttende kapittel. In definite form, it is used with a determiner: den åttende dagen, den åttende plassen, den åttende kapitlet. The word is standard in Bokmål, and it may have dialectal or historical variants in other Norwegian varieties, but åttende is widely accepted in formal writing.

Examples

- Indefinite: åttende dag, åttende plass, åttende kapittel.

- Definite: den åttende dagen, den åttende plassen, den åttende kapitlet (less common in speech; in proper grammar it would be den åttende delen/kapitlet depending on gender and noun form).

Etymology

Åttende is formed from åtte (eight) with the suffix -ende, a suffix used to create ordinal numbers in Norwegian. The term is closely related to other ordinals such as første, andre, tredje, and is part of the standard sequence for counting positions in lists or timelines.

See also

Første og andre ordinals; ordinal number usage in Norwegian grammar.