Meaning

3 senses
  1. The person or thing in the fifteenth position.

  2. One of fifteen equal parts of a whole.

    пятнадцатая

  3. The interval comprising two octaves.

More definitions
  • position 15 in a countable series of things

Examples

27 sentences
  1. She celebrated her fifteenth birthday yesterday.

    ruОна вчера отметила своё пятнадцатилетие.

    deSie feierte gestern ihren fünfzehnten Geburtstag.

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  2. Tom needs to renew his passport before the fifteenth of next month.

    ruТому нужно обновить свой паспорт до пятнадцатого числа следующего месяца.

    deTom muss vor dem Fünfzehnten des nächsten Monats seinen Pass erneuern lassen.

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  3. At last her fifteenth birthday came.

    ruНаконец наступил её пятнадцатый день рождения.

    deEndlich kam ihr 15. Geburtstag.

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  4. Today is Sunday, the fifteenth of October.

    deHeute ist Sonntag, der fünfzehnte Oktober.

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  5. This drawing dates back to the fifteenth century.

    ruЭтот рисунок датируется XV веком.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one of fifteen equal parts:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English fiftenthe, fiftethe, from Old English fīftēoþa, equivalent t

Inherited from Middle English fiftenthe, fiftethe, from Old English fīftēoþa, equivalent to fifteen + -th.

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Forms

plural: fifteenths
Singularfifteenth
Pluralfifteenths

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fifteenth — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto