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fifty-ninth

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌfɪfti ˈnaɪnθ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number fifty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 59 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The answer appears on the fifty-ninth page of the book.
  • She finished fifty-ninth in the race.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of fifty-nine equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A fifty-ninth of 1180 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From fifty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: nege-en-vyftigste — ordinal number
  • Catalan: cinquanta-novè — ordinal number
  • Esperanto: kvindek-naŭa — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmenesyhdeksäs — ordinal number
  • French: cinquante-neuvième — ordinal number
  • Georgian: ორმოცდამეცხრამეტე (ormocdamecxrameṭe) — ordinal number
  • German: neunundfünfzigste — ordinal number
  • Hindi: उनसठवाँ (unsaṭhvā̃) — ordinal number
  • Hungarian: ötvenkilencedik — ordinal number
  • Italian: cinquantanovesimo — ordinal number
  • Malayalam: അമ്പത്തൊൻപതാം (ampattoṉpatāṁ) — ordinal number
  • Manchu: ᠰᡠᠰᠠᡳ ᡠᠶᡠᠴᡳ (susai uyuci) — ordinal number
  • Portuguese: quinquagésimo nono — ordinal number
  • Spanish: quincuagésimo noveno — ordinal number
  • Turkish: elli dokuzuncu — ordinal number
  • Ukrainian: п'ятдеся́т дев'я́тий (pʺjatdesját devʺjátyj) — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmenesyhdeksäsosa — one of 59 equal parts
  • Hindi: उनसठवाँ (unsaṭhvā̃) — one of 59 equal parts