Fiftieth
[fif-tee-ith] /ˈfɪf ti ɪθ/
adjective
1.
next after the forty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 50.
2.
being one of 50 equal parts.
noun
3.
a fiftieth part, especially of one (1/50).
4.
the fiftieth member of a series.
/ˈfɪftɪɪθ/
adjective
1.
noun
2.
3.
the fraction equal to one divided by 50 (1/50)
adj.
Old English fiftigoða; see fifty + -th (1). Cf. Old Norse fimmtugande, and, with a different suffix, Old Frisian fiftichsta, Dutch vijftigste, Old High German fimfzugsto, German fünfzigste.
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