Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fifty-ninth

/ˌfɪfti ˈnaɪnθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: fifty-ninth
IPA: /ˌfɪfti ˈnaɪnθ/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number fifty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 59 of a sequence.

noun

One of fifty-nine equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

"The answer appears on the fifty-ninth page of the book."
"She finished fifty-ninth in the race."
"A fifty-ninth of 1180 is 20."

Etymology

From fifty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

Inflected Forms

fifty-ninths (plural)

Synonyms

59th

Questions

How do you pronounce fifty-ninth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɪfti ˈnaɪnθ/.
What does fifty-ninth mean?: The ordinal form of the number fifty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 59 of a sequence.
Where does fifty-ninth come from?: From fifty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

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