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. — Dani6187

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

    deSie brachten ihm ein Ständchen zu seinem 50. Geburtstag. — Manfredo

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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.

  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. — sharptoothed

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

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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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