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fifty-seventh

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

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  • /ˌfɪfti ˈsɛvənθ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number fifty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 57 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of fifty-seven equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A fifty-seventh of 1140 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sewe-en-vyftigste — ordinal number
  • Belarusian: пяцьдзеся́т сёмы (pjacʹdzjesját sjómy) — ordinal number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 第五十七 (dì wǔshíqī) — ordinal number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五十七 (wǔshíqī) — ordinal number
  • Esperanto: kvindek-sepa — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmenesseitsemäs — ordinal number
  • French: cinquante-septième — ordinal number
  • Georgian: ორმოცდამეჩვიდმეტე (ormocdamečvidmeṭe) — ordinal number
  • German: siebenundfünfzigste — ordinal number
  • Hindi: सत्तावनवाँ (sattāvanvā̃) — ordinal number
  • Hungarian: ötvenhetedik — ordinal number
  • Italian: cinquantasettesimo — ordinal number
  • Malayalam: അമ്പത്തേഴാം (ampattēḻāṁ) — ordinal number
  • Malayalam: അമ്പത്തിയേഴാം (ampattiyēḻāṁ) — ordinal number
  • Manchu: ᠰᡠᠰᠠᡳ ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠴᡳ (susai nadaci) — ordinal number
  • Polish: pięćdziesiąty siódmy — ordinal number
  • Portuguese: quinquagésimo sétimo — ordinal number
  • Russian: пятьдеся́т седьмо́й (pjatʹdesját sedʹmój) — ordinal number
  • Spanish: quincuagésimo séptimo — ordinal number
  • Turkish: elli yedinci — ordinal number
  • Ukrainian: п'ятдеся́т сьо́мий (pʺjatdesját sʹómyj) — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmenesseitsemäsosa — one of 57 equal parts
  • French: cinquante-septième — one of 57 equal parts
  • Hindi: सत्तावनवाँ (sattāvanvā̃) — one of 57 equal parts