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viii

viii

3 1.0
A Roman numeral for eight
  • numeral
translation icon : ocho
  • Henry VIII
  • Section VIII
  • Code Section VIII

Synonyms

VIII
vsviii
24 1.8

A Roman way of writing the number eight

is identical in meaning but written using lowercase letters

Compounds

factor VIII
  • Specialized
5.5

A protein in blood that helps form clots to stop bleeding

Surface Forms

viii roman numeral
8 cardinal digit
eight cardinal word
8th ordinal digit
eighth ordinal word

Etymology

Viii is the Roman way to write the number eight: it is V which means 'five' plus three Is which each mean 'one', so you can remember it as '5 + 1 + 1 + 1'. That's why you still see viii in book chapters, on dates, and after a king's name to mean 'the eighth'.