Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fimmti, from Proto-Germanic *fimftô.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fimti

  1. fifth

Inflection

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Weak adjectival inflection of fimti
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) fimti fimta fimta
Accusative (hvønnfall) fimta fimtu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) fimtu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

Old Norse

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Old Norse numbers (edit)
50[a], [b]
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: fimm
    Ordinal: fimmti, fimti
    Multiplier: fimmfaldr

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *fimftô (fifth).

Adjective

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fimti (not comparable)

  1. (ordinal number) fifth

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: fimmti
  • Faroese: fimti
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: femte
  • Norwegian Bokmål: femte
  • Old Swedish: fæmti
  • Danish: femte

References

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  • fimti”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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