diciottesimo

eighteenth

adjective dee-choht-TEH-zee-moh Rare

Usage Note

Diciottesimo is the ordinal form of diciotto (eighteen). Like all Italian ordinals, it agrees in gender and number with the noun: il diciottesimo piano, la diciottesima edizione. The eighteenth birthday (il diciottesimo compleanno) marks legal adulthood in Italy and is celebrated with particular importance.

Examples

"Abita al diciottesimo piano."

Natural Translation

She lives on the eighteenth floor.

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