fifte
Middle English
Alternative forms
- fift, fifthe, fyfte, fiffte, fyfþe, fijfte, vifte, fyvethe
Etymology
From Old English fīfta, from Proto-Germanic *fimftô. Equivalent to five + -th (which some forms are remodeled on).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfift(ə)/, /ˈfifθ(ə)/, /ˈfiːft(ə)/, /ˈfiːfθ(ə)/
Adjective
fifte
- fifth
Descendants
- English: fifth (confer obsolete fift)
- Scots: fift, fyft
References
- “fī̆fte (ord. num.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-22.
Noun
fifte
- (rare) A fifth; something which is fifth.
- (rare) A musical fifth or a note a fifth away from another given note.
Descendants
- English: fifth
- Scots: fift, fyft
References
- “fī̆fte (ord. num.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-22.
Old Frisian
Adjective
fifte
- fifth