adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One of fifteen equal parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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