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fiftieth

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number fifty.

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 fiftieth position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One of fifty equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

the ordinal number of fifty in counting order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 50th

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

position 50 in a countable series of things

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rank

History

Etymology

From earlier fifteth, from Middle English fiftithe, fyftith; equivalent to fifty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

Across languages

Translations

105 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vyftigste — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Albanian: pesëdhjetë — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Southern Altai: ӧлӱнчи (ölünči) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Armenian: հիսուներորդ (hisunerord) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Azerbaijani: əllinci — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Basque: berrogeita hamarren — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Bengali: পঁচাশত্তম (põcaśottom) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Bulgarian: петдесети (petdeseti) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Catalan: cinquantè — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 第五十 (dì wǔshí) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Crimean Tatar: ellinci — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Czech: padesátý — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Danish: halvtredsindstyvende — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Dutch: vijftigste — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Esperanto: kvindeka — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Estonian: viiekümnes — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Finnish: viideskymmenes — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • French: cinquantième — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • West-Frisian: fyftichste — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Galician: quincuaxésimo — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Georgian: ორმოცდამეათე (ormocdameate) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Georgian: 50-ე (50-e) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • German: fünfzigste — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Greek: πεντηκοστός (pentikostós) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Ancient Greek: πεντηκοστός (pentēkostós) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Haitian Creole: senkantan — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Hindi: पचासवाँ (pacāsvā̃) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Hungarian: ötvenedik — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Icelandic: fimmtugasta — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Ido: kinadekesma — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Ingrian: viijeskymmenäs — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Interlingua: cinquantesime — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Interlingua: quinquagesime — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Irish: caogadú (abbreviation 50ú) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Italian: cinquantesimo — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Italian: cinquantesima — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Japanese: 第五十 (dai go jū) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Kazakh: елуінші (eluınşı) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Khakas: илігінӌі (ilìgìncì) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Korean: 쉰째 (swinjjae) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Kyrgyz: элүүнчү (elüüncü) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Latin: quīnquāgēsimus — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Latvian: piecdesmitais — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Lithuanian: penkiasdešimtas — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Luxembourgish: fofzegst — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Malay: yg kelima puluh — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Malayalam: അമ്പതാം (ampatāṁ) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Malayalam: അമ്പതാമത്തെ (ampatāmatte) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Maltese: wieħed minn ħamsin — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Manchu: ᠰᡠᠰᠠᡳᠴᡳ (susaici) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Marathi: पन्नासावा (pannāsāvā) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Marathi: पन्नासावी (pannāsāvī) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Marathi: पन्नासावे (pannāsāve) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Middle English: fiftithe — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Mongolian: тавьдугаар (tavʹdugaar) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Norwegian Bokmål: femtiende — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: femtiande — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Occitan: cinquanten — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Persian: پنجاهم (panjâhom) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Polish: pięćdziesiąty — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Portuguese: quinquagésimo — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Romanian: al cincizecilea — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Russian: пятидесятый (pjatidesjatyj) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Serbo-Croatian: pedeseti — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Shor: элигинчи — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Slovak: päťdesiaty — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Spanish: quincuagésimo — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Swedish: femtionde — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Tagalog: pang-limampu — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Tajik: панҷоҳуми (panjohum-i) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Telugu: ఏబదవ (ēbadava) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Turkish: ellinci — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Ukrainian: п'ятдеся́тий (pʺjatdesjátyj) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Uzbek: elliginchi — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Vietnamese: thứ năm mươi — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Yiddish: פֿופֿציקסט (fuftsikst) — the ordinal form of the number fifty
  • Azerbaijani: əllinci — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • Catalan: cinquantè — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • Danish: den halvtredsindstyvende — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • Danish: nr. halvtreds — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • Finnish: viideskymmenes — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • French: cinquantième — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • German: fünfzigste — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • Hindi: पचासवाँ (pacāsvā̃) — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • Hungarian: ötvenedik — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • Italian: cinquantesimo — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • Portuguese: quinquagésimo — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • Spanish: quincuagésimo — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • Turkish: ellinci — the person or thing in the fiftieth position
  • Catalan: cinquantè — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Czech: padesátina — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Danish: halvtredsindstyvendedel — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Finnish: viideskymmenesosa — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • French: cinquantième — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Georgian: ორმოცდამეათედი (ormocdameatedi) — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • German: fünfzigste — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Hindi: पचासवाँ (pacāsvā̃) — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Hungarian: ötvened — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Ido: kinadekimo — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Italian: cinquantesimo — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Portuguese: cinquenta avos — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Portuguese: quinquagésima parte — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Russian: пятидесятая — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Spanish: cincuentavo — one of fifty equal parts of a whole
  • Yiddish: פֿופֿציקסטל (fuftsikstl) — one of fifty equal parts of a whole