fiftig

Old English

Old English numbers ^(edit)

		500
←  40	←  49	50	51  →	60  →
		5
Cardinal: fīftiġ     Ordinal: fīftigoþa     Multiplier: fīftiġfeald

Etymology

From fīf +‎ -tiġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːf.tij/

Numeral

fīftiġ

1. fifty

Usage notes

• This number was very often written as the Roman numeral L.

Descendants

• Middle English: fifty, fifftiȝ, fifte, fifti, fyffty, fyfty
  • English: fifty
  • Scots: fifty, fyfty

Old Saxon

Old Saxon cardinal numbers

<  40	50	60  >
Cardinal : fiftig

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfif.tiɣ/

Numeral

fiftig

1. fifty

Descendants

• Low German: föfftig