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fifth  (ffth)

n.

1. The ordinal number matching the number five in a series.

2. One of five equal parts.

3. One fifth of a gallon or four fifths of a quart of liquor.

4. Music

a. A tone five degrees above or below a given tone in a diatonic scale.

b. The interval between two such tones.

c. The harmonic combination of two such tones.

d. The dominant of a scale or key.

5. Fifth The Fifth Amendment. Used with the.

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[Middle English, from Old English ffta; see penk^we in Indo-European roots.]

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fifth adv. & adj.

fifthly adv.

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fifth [fɪfθ]

adj (usually prenominal)

a.  coming after the fourth in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 5th

b.  (as noun) he came on the fifth

n

1. (Mathematics)

a.  one of five equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc.

b.  (as modifier) a fifth part

2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by five (1/5)

3. (Music, other) Music

a.  the interval between one note and another five notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale

b.  one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other See also perfect [9] diminished [2] interval [5]

4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) an additional high gear fitted to some motor vehicles

adv

Also fifthly after the fourth person, position, event, etc.

sentence connector

Also fifthly as the fifth point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

[Old English fīfta]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fifth - a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon United States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
	2.	fifth - position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners" rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	3.	fifth - one part in five equal parts         fifth part, one-fifth, twenty percent common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
	4.	fifth - the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it musical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes
Adj.	1.	fifth - coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position 5th ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

fifth [fɪfθ]

A. ADJ → quinto
he came fifth in the competition → ocupó el quinto lugar or terminó quinto en la competición
in the fifth century (in writing) → en el siglo V; (speaking) → en el siglo quinto or cinco
Henry the Fifth (in writing) → Enrique V; (speaking) → Enrique Quinto
the fifth of July; July the fifth → el cinco de julio
fifth form (Brit) (Scol) → quinto m, quinto curso

B. N

1. (in series) → quinto/a m/f
I was the fifth to arrive → yo fui el quinto en llegar
I wrote to him on the fifth → le escribí el día cinco
see also amendment

2. (= fraction) → quinto m, quinta parte f

3. (Mus) → quinta f

C. CPD fifth column N (Pol) → quinta columna f
fifth columnist N (Pol) → quintacolumnista mf

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fifth [ˈfɪfθ]

adj → cinquième
the fifth floor → le cinquième étage

n

the fifth (= day of month) → le cinq
the fifth of August → le cinq août

(= fraction) → cinquième m
fifth form n → seconde f
fifth-grader [ˌfɪfθˈgreɪdə^r] n → élève mf de CM2

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fifth

adj → fünfte(r, s); fifth rate → fünftrangig

n → Fünfte(r, s); (= part, fraction) → Fünftel nt; (Mus) → Quinte f; to take the fifth (US inf) → die Aussage verweigern ? also sixth

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fifth:

fifth column

n → fünfte Kolonne

fifth columnist

n → Angehörige(r) mf → der fünften Kolonne, Kollaborateur(in) m(f)

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fifth [fɪfθ]

1. adj → quinto/a
I was (the) fifth to arrive → sono stato il quinto ad arrivare
he came fifth in the competition → è arrivato quinto al concorso, si è piazzato al quinto posto
Henry the Fifth → Enrico Quinto
the fifth of July, July the fifth → il cinque luglio
I wrote to him on the fifth → gli ho scritto il cinque
fifth form (Brit) (Scol) → terzo anno di scuola superiore

2. n (in series) → quinto/a; (fraction) → quinto (Mus) → quinta

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fifth

n fifth [fifθ]

1 one of five equal parts. vyfde خُمْس една пета pětina femtedel das Fünftel ένα πέμπτο quinto viiendik یک پنجم viidesosa cinquième חֲמִישִית पांचवां petina ötöd seperlima fimmti (hluti) quinto ５分の１ 5분의 1 penktoji (dalis) piektā [] satu per lima vijfde fem(te)del piąta (część) quinto o cin­cime пятая часть pätina petina petina femtedel ที่ห้า beşte biri; 1/5 五分之一 п'ята частина پانچ برابر حصوں میں سے ایک một phần năm 五分之一

2 (also adjective) the last of five (people etc ); the next after the fourth. vyfde الخامِس пети pátý femte der/die/das Fünfte πέμπτος quinto viies پنجم viides cinquième הַחֲמִישִי पंचम peti (po redu) ötödik kelima fimmti quinto ５番目 (の) 5번째의 사람(것) penktas piektais kelima vijfde femte piąty quinto al cincilea пятый piaty peti peti femte คนที่ห้า beşinci; 5.nci 第五 п'ятий پانچ میں سے آخری thứ năm 第五

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fifth → خامس pátý femte fünfter πέμπτος quinto viides cinquième peti quinto 五番目の 다섯 번째의 vijfde femte piąty quinto пятый femte ลำดับที่ห้า beşinci thứ năm 第五的