åttonde
Åttonde is the Swedish ordinal numeral meaning the eighth. It is used to express position in a sequence, such as the eighth item in a list, the eighth day in a series, or the eighth chapter in a book. It also appears in date expressions, for example when specifying the date as the eighth of a month (den åttonde mars, den åttonde april).
In Swedish, åttonde is the form that combines the root åtta (eight) with the standard ordinal suffix
The term is part of a broader system of Swedish ordinal numbers, which include første generations of
- When referring to dates, standard Danish-Swedish practice is to say den åttonde [månad], though the year
- In formal or written contexts, åttonde appears in the same positions as other ordinals: den åttonde
Overall, åttonde is the conventional Swedish form for the ordinal eight, employed across everyday language and