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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFifth
/fɪfθ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Constituency number five in a sequence or order; one of five equal parts.
"She finished in fifth place in the race."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English 'fīfta', from Proto-Germanic '*fimftô', related to 'fif' (five).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fifth" is said worldwide
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cinquième
Transliteration: cinquième
"Il est arrivé en cinquième position."
fünfte
Transliteration: fünfte
"Das ist das fünfte Mal, dass du fragst."
quinto
Transliteration: quinto
"Vivo al quinto piano."
quinto
Transliteration: quinto
"Hoy es el quinto día de la semana."
quinto
Transliteration: quinto
"Esta é a quinta vez que venho aqui."
पाँचवाँ
Transliteration: paanchvaan
"वह अपनी कक्षा में पाँचवें स्थान पर आया।"
第五
Transliteration: dì wǔ
"今天是五月第五天。"
다섯째
Transliteration: daseotjjae
"그는 다섯 번째로 도착했습니다."
5番目
Transliteration: go banme
"彼は5番目にゴールした。"
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