fifte

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Middle English

Middle English numbers (edit)
50
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: five
    Ordinal: fifte

Etymology 1

From Old English fīfta, from Proto-West Germanic *fimftō, from Proto-Germanic *fimftô. Equivalent to five +‎ -the (ordinal suffix), which some forms are remodeled on.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfift(ə)/, /ˈfifθ(ə)/, /ˈfiːft(ə)/, /ˈfiːfθ(ə)/

Adjective

fifte

  1. fifth
Descendants
  • English: fifth
  • Scots: fift, fyft
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Noun

fifte

  1. (rare) A fifth; something which is fifth.
  2. (rare) A musical fifth or a note a fifth away from another given note.
Descendants
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Etymology 2

Numeral

fifte

  1. Alternative form of fifty

Old English

Pronunciation

Adjective

fīfte

  1. inflection of fīfta:
    1. nominative feminine/neuter singular
    2. accusative neuter singular

Old Frisian

Adjective

fifte

  1. fifth
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