Old English · adjective
fifta
Normalised fīfta
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈfiːf.tɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈfiːf · tɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- fifth
fifta1 · adjective
Senses
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fifth
Fēorða wæs Rǣdwold Ēastengla cyning: fīfta Ēadwine Norðanhymbra cyning, sē hæfde rīċe ofer ealle Breotone buton Contwarum ānum. Fourth was Rædwald, king of East Anglia; fifth was Eadwine, king of Northumbria, who reigned over all of Britain except Kent alone.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fīfta | fīfte | fīfte |
| Accusative | fīftan | fīftan | fīfte |
| Genitive | fīftan | fīftan | fīftan |
| Dative | fīftan | fīftan | fīftan |
| Instrumental | fīftan | fīftan | fīftan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fīftan | fīftan | fīftan |
| Accusative | fīftan | fīftan | fīftan |
| Genitive | fīftrafīftena | fīftrafīftena | fīftrafīftena |
| Dative | fīftum | fīftum | fīftum |
| Instrumental | fīftum | fīftum | fīftum |
fifta2 · numeral
Senses
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fifth
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fimftô.
Descendants
fifth
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