fiftig

fiftig

Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
500
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5
    Cardinal: fīftiġ
    Ordinal: fīftigoþa
    Multiplier: fīftiġfeald

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz. By surface analysis, fīf +‎ tiġ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfiːf.tij/

    Numeral

    fīftiġ

    1. fifty

    Usage notes

    • This number was very often written as the Roman numeral L.

    Descendants

    • Middle English: fifty, fifftiȝ, fifte, fifti, fyffty, fyfty
      • English: fifty
      • Scots: fifty, fyfty

    Old Saxon

    Old Saxon cardinal numbers
     <  40 50 60  > 
        Cardinal : fiftig

    Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfif.tiɣ/

    Numeral

    fiftig

    1. fifty

    Descendants

    • Low German: föfftig
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