fifte

Middle English

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

• fift, fifthe, fyfte, fiffte, fyfþe, fijfte, vifte, fyvethe

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

fifte

1. fifth

Descendants

• English: fifth
• Scots: fift, fyft

References

• “fī̆fte, ord. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-22.

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

• English: fifth
• Scots: fift, fyft

References

• “fī̆fte, ord. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-22.

Etymology 2

Numeral

fifte

1. Alternative form of fifty

Old Frisian

Adjective

fifte

1. fifth