twentieth

== English == === Etymology === From earlier twenteth, twentith, from Middle English twentithe, twentiþe, from Old English twēntigoþa. Equivalent to twenty +‎ -eth. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/, [ˈtw̥ɛ̃n.ti.əθ], (dated) /-ɪθ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/, [ˈtw̥ɛ.ɾ̃i.əθ], /ˈtwɛn.i.əθ/, [ˈtw̥ɛ̃ɾ̃.i.əθ] Hyphenation: twen‧ti‧eth === Adjective === twentieth (not comparable) The ordinal form of the number twenty. ==== Abbreviations ==== 20th, 20th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XX ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === twentieth (plural twentieths) A person or thing in the twentieth position. One of twenty equal parts of a whole. ==== Translations ==== === References === Dobson, E[ric] J. (1957), English pronunciation 1500-1700‎[5], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 308, page 878. Jespersen, Otto (1909), A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎[6], volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 9.811, pages 244-245. Jespersen, Otto (1942), A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎[7], volume VI: Morphology, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 24.42, page 440. == Middle English == === Adjective === twentieth alternative form of twentithe