Meaning

2 senses
  1. The person or thing in the fiftieth position.

    fünfzigste

  2. One of fifty equal parts of a whole.

    fünfzigste

    пятидесятая

More definitions
  • position 50 in a countable series of things

Examples

5 sentences
  1. You are cordially invited to our fiftieth anniversary celebration.

    deSie sind herzlich zu unserer 50-Jahr-Feier eingeladen.

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  2. They serenaded him in honor of his fiftieth birthday.

    deSie brachten ihm ein Ständchen zu seinem 50. Geburtstag.

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  3. By the fiftieth heartbreak, rejection becomes much easier to handle.

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  4. At my birth, my uncle was approaching his fiftieth year.

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  5. Shortly before her fiftieth birthday, she received the news about the birth of her grandchild.

    ruНезадолго до своего пятидесятого дня рождения она получила известие о рождении внука.

    deKurz vor ihrem fünfzigsten Geburtstag erreichte sie die Nachricht von der Geburt ihres Enkelkindes.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one of fifty equal parts of a whole:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the person or thing in the fiftieth position:

Origin

From earlier fifteth, from Middle English fiftithe, fyftith; equivalent to fifty + -eth. F

From earlier fifteth, from Middle English fiftithe, fyftith; equivalent to fifty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

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Forms

plural: fiftieths
Singularfiftieth
Pluralfiftieths

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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