FIFTIETH


Meaning of FIFTIETH in English

I. ˈfiftēə̇th, -tiə̇th adjective

Etymology: Middle English fiftithe, adjective & noun, from Old English fīftigotha (akin to Old Norse fimmtugandi ), from fīftig fifty + -otha, -tha, -th

1. : being number 50 in a countable series

the fiftieth day

— see number table

2. : being one of 50 equal parts into which something is divisible

a fiftieth share

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English fiftithe

1. : number 50 in a countable series

2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 50 : one of 50 equal parts of something

one fiftieth of the total

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.