fifte

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English fīfta, from Proto-West Germanic *fimftō, from Proto-Germanic *fimftô. Equivalent to fyf +‎ -the (ordinal suffix), which some forms are remodeled on. ==== Alternative forms ==== fift, fifthe, fyfte, fiffte, fyfþe, fijfte, vifte, fyvethe feyfte (Late Middle English) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfift(ə)/, /ˈfifθ(ə)/, /ˈfiːft(ə)/, /ˈfiːfθ(ə)/ ==== Adjective ==== fifte fifth ===== Descendants ===== English: fifth Scots: fift, fyft ===== References ===== “fī̆fte, ord. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 December 2018. ==== Noun ==== fifte (rare) A fifth; something which is fifth. (rare) A musical fifth or a note a fifth away from another given note. ===== Descendants ===== English: fifth Scots: fift, fyft ===== References ===== “fī̆fte, ord. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 December 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Numeral ==== fifte alternative form of fifty == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfiːf.te/ === Adjective === fīfte inflection of fīfta: nominative feminine/neuter singular accusative neuter singular == Old Frisian == === Adjective === fifte fifth