fimmti

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Faroese

Etymology

From fimm (“five”) +‎ -ti (“ten”).

Numeral

fimmti

  1. fifty

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fimmti, from Proto-Germanic *fimftô.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fimmti

  1. fifth

Inflection

    weak declension
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fimmti fimmta fimmta
accusative fimmta fimmtu fimmta
dative fimmta fimmtu fimmta
genitive fimmta fimmtu fimmta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fimmtu fimmtu fimmtu
accusative fimmtu fimmtu fimmtu
dative fimmtu fimmtu fimmtu
genitive fimmtu fimmtu fimmtu

Old Norse

Old Norse numbers (edit)
50[a], [b]
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: fimm
    Ordinal: fimmti, fimti
    Multiplier: fimmfaldr

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fimftô (“fifth”).

Adjective

fimmti (not comparable)

  1. (ordinal number) fifth

Declension

    Declension of fimmti (weak)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fimmti fimmta fimmta
accusative fimmta fimmtu fimmta
dative fimmta fimmtu fimmta
genitive fimmta fimmtu fimmta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fimmtu fimmtu fimmtu
accusative fimmtu fimmtu fimmtu
dative fimmtum fimmtum fimmtum
genitive fimmtu fimmtu fimmtu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: fimmti
  • Faroese: fimti
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: femte
  • Norwegian Bokmål: femte
  • Old Swedish: fæmti
  • Danish: femte

References

  • “fimmti”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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