fiftieths
SayFIF-tee-uhths/ˈfɪf.ti.əθs/
- 1Plural of fiftieth.
Combining several fiftieths gave them roughly a tenth of the whole batch.
The surveyor divided the disputed land into fiftieths for the assessment.
Note
A plural that belongs to fractions: three fiftieths is 3/50, and five fiftieths make one tenth. Because fiftieth is also an adjective, the -s tells you which word you have. The fiftieth anniversary never takes it, but a share counted in fiftieths does. Like fifths and tenths, it pairs with a number or a quantifier: two fiftieths, several fiftieths, divided into fiftieths.
fiftieths is a form of fiftieth
fiftieth, noun: The person or thing occupying position number fifty in a sequence or series. Full entry
- Forms
- fiftiethfiftieths plural
- Spelling
- fiftieth → fiftieths: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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