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fifteenth

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/
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  • rhymes with -iːnθ
  • CMU ARPABET: F IH0 F T IY1 N TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number fifteen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The person or thing in the fifteenth position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One of fifteen equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The interval comprising two octaves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 15th

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

position 15 in a countable series of things

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rank

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fiftenthe, fiftethe, from Old English fīftēoþa, equivalent to fifteen + -th.

Across languages

Translations

104 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vyftiende — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Armenian: տասնհինգերորդ (tasnhingerord) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Azerbaijani: on beşinci — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Basque: hamabosgarren — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Belarusian: пятна́ццаты (pjatnáccaty) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Bengali: পঞ্চদশ (poncodoś) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Breton: pemzekvet — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Bulgarian: петнадесети (petnadeseti) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Catalan: quinzè — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Crimean Tatar: on beşinci — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Czech: patnáctý — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Danish: femtende — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Dutch: vijftiende — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Esperanto: dek kvina — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Estonian: viieteistkümnes — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Finnish: viidestoista — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • French: quinzième — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • French: quinze — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • West-Frisian: fyftjinde — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Georgian: მეთხუთმეტე (metxutmeṭe) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • German: fünfzehnte — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆𐍄𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (fimftataihunda) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Ancient Greek: πεντεκαιδέκατος (pentekaidékatos) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Hindi: पंद्रहवाँ (pandrahvā̃) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Hindi: पन्द्रहवाँ (pandrahvā̃) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Hindi: पन्दरहवाँ (pandarahvā̃) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Hungarian: tizenötödik — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Ingrian: viistoist kymmenäs — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Irish: an cuigú ... déag — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Italian: quindicesimo — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Kazakh: он бесінші (on besınşı) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Korean: 열다섯째 (yeoldaseotjjae) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Kyrgyz: он бешинчи (on beşinci) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Latin: quintus decimus — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Latvian: piecpadsmitais — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Lithuanian: penkioliktas — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Luxembourgish: fofzéngt — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Macedonian: петнаесетти (petnaesetti) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Malayalam: പതിനഞ്ചാം (patinañcāṁ) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Malayalam: പതിനഞ്ചാമത്തെ (patinañcāmatte) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Manchu: ᡨᠣᡶᠣᡥᠣᠴᡳ (tofohoci) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Marathi: पंधरावा (pandhrāvā) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Marathi: पंधरावे (pandhrāve) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Marathi: पंधरावी (pandhrāvī) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Middle English: fiftenthe — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Middle English: fiftethe — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Navajo: ashdlaʼáadah góneʼ — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Norwegian: femtende — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Occitan: quinzen — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Pannonian Rusyn: петнасти (petnasti) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Persian: پانزدهم (pânzdahom) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Polish: piętnasty — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Portuguese: décimo quinto — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Romanian: cincisprezecelea — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Romanian: cinșpelea — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Russian: пятна́дцатый (pjatnádcatyj) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Slovak: pätnásty — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Slovene: petnajsti — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Spanish: decimoquinto — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Swedish: femtonde — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Tagalog: pang-labinlima — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Tagalog: ikalabinlima — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Tajik: понздаҳум (ponzdahum) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Tamil: பதினைந்தாம் (patiṉaintām) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Tamil: பதினைந்தாவது (patiṉaintāvatu) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Tatar: унбишенче (unbişençe) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Telugu: పదిహేనవ (padihēnava) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Thai: ที่สิบห้า (tîi-sìp-hâa) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Turkish: on beşinci — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Turkmen: on bäşinji — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Ukrainian: п'ятна́дцятий (pʺjatnádcjatyj) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Vietnamese: thứ mười lăm — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Yiddish: פֿופֿצנט (fuftsnt) — ordinal form of number fifteen — see also 15th
  • Finnish: viidestoista — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • French: quinzième — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Hungarian: tizenötödik — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Italian: quindicesimo — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Italian: quindicesima — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Latin: quintus decimus — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Marathi: पंधरावा (pandhrāvā) — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Marathi: पंधरावी (pandhrāvī) — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Marathi: पंधरावे (pandhrāve) — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Romanian: al cincisprezecelea — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Romanian: a cincisprezecea — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Spanish: decimoquinto — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Spanish: decimoquinta — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Turkish: on beşinci — person or thing in the fifteenth position
  • Finnish: viidestoistaosa — one of fifteen equal parts
  • French: quinzième — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Georgian: მეთხუთმეტედი (metxutmeṭedi) — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Hungarian: tizenötöd — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Italian: quindicesimo — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Latin: quintum decimum — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Middle English: fiftenthe — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Romanian: cincisprezecime — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Romanian: a cincisprezecea parte — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Russian: пятнадцатая — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Spanish: quinceavo — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Swedish: femtondel — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Yiddish: פֿופֿצנטל (fuftsntl) — one of fifteen equal parts
  • Hungarian: kvintdecima — musical interval comprising two octaves
  • Japanese: 十五度 (jūgodo) — musical interval comprising two octaves
  • Middle English: fiftenthe — musical interval comprising two octaves
  • Romanian: cvintadecimă — musical interval comprising two octaves
Real reading context

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