Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fifth
Participle: fifthed
Gerund: fifthing
Indicative
Present
| I | fifth |
| you | fifth |
| he;she;it | fifths |
| we | fifth |
| you | fifth |
| they | fifth |
Perfect
| I | have fifthed |
| you | have fifthed |
| he;she;it | has fifthed |
| we | have fifthed |
| you | have fifthed |
| they | have fifthed |
Past
| I | fifthed |
| you | fifthed |
| he;she;it | fifthed |
| we | fifthed |
| you | fifthed |
| they | fifthed |
Pluperfect
| I | had fifthed |
| you | had fifthed |
| he;she;it | had fifthed |
| we | had fifthed |
| you | had fifthed |
| they | had fifthed |
Future
| I | will fifth |
| you | will fifth |
| he;she;it | will fifth |
| we | will fifth |
| you | will fifth |
| they | will fifth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fifthed |
| you | will have fifthed |
| he;she;it | will have fifthed |
| we | will have fifthed |
| you | will have fifthed |
| they | will have fifthed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fifth |
| you | fifth |
| he;she;it | fifth |
| we | fifth |
| you | fifth |
| they | fifth |
Perfect
| I | have fifthed |
| you | have fifthed |
| he;she;it | have fifthed |
| we | have fifthed |
| you | have fifthed |
| they | have fifthed |
Imperfect
| I | fifthed |
| you | fifthed |
| he;she;it | fifthed |
| we | fifthed |
| you | fifthed |
| they | fifthed |
Pluperfect
| I | had fifthed |
| you | had fifthed |
| he;she;it | had fifthed |
| we | had fifthed |
| you | had fifthed |
| they | had fifthed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fifth |
| you | would fifth |
| he;she;it | would fifth |
| we | would fifth |
| you | would fifth |
| they | would fifth |
Perfect
| I | would have fifthed |
| you | would have fifthed |
| he;she;it | would have fifthed |
| we | would have fifthed |
| you | would have fifthed |
| they | would have fifthed |
Imperative
| you | fifth |
| we | Let's fifth |
| you | fifth |
Verbs conjugated like 'fifth'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fifth'
birth,
fiat,
fife,
filch,
filthy,
finch,
fish,
fist,
fit,
forth,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. PIE word
2. *pénkʷe
3. From Middle English fifthe, fifte, fift, from Old English fīfta (“fifth”), from Proto-Germanic *fimftô (“fifth”) or *femftô, equivalent to five + -th (ordinal suffix). Cognate with Scots fift, fyft (“fifth”), North Frisian fyfde (“fifth”), West Frisian fyfde (“fifth”), Dutch vijfde (“fifth”), Low German fifte, föfte, füfte (“fifth”), German fünfte (“fifth”), Danish femte (“fifth”), Swedish femte (“fifth”), Icelandic fimmta (“fifth”). See: Scots '
fift', Frisian, Northern 'fyfde', Danish '
femte', Swedish '
femte', Icelandic '
fimmta'.
Sample Sentences
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Another extension of strict organum is 'fifthing'. Fifthing is a note-against- note method of creating a two-part texture by improvising a second voice over the given tune, starting and ending each musical phrase at the octave and proceeding mainly in fifths above the tune at others times. [1996, Music in Early English Religious Drama: Minstrels playing, page 510:]
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Each of these three groups contributes some special insight into the nature of fifthing and the context in which it was practiced. [1978, Discant and the Theory of Fifthing:]
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A lisping young “Soundings,” or master’s assistant, sung out “I thecond the mothon,” instantly transferring his beer to our hero’s face. In short the resolution was thirded, fourthed, fifthed, and sixthed, all following suit with the swipes:[…] [1854 January, “Tregonhorke’s First Trip in a Man-of-War”, in Hunt’s Yachting Magazine, volume the third, London: Hunt and Son, […]; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., […], page 14:]
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It was then moved, seconded, thirded, fourthed, and fifthed, “that Jarman be, and is hereby hung, and ought to be kicked.” [1892 December 31, Talbot Baines Reed, “Tom, Dick, and Harry. A School Story.”, in The Boy’s Own Paper, volume XV, number 729, page 212, column 2:]
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Though seconding (or fifthing) the praise for “BoJack Horseman” and “In Treatment,” I think I’ll use the majority of my space to discuss “You’re the Worst.” [2017, Critics Pick the TV Shows That Get Mental Health Right — IndieWire Survey:]
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3/5 has been through fifthing. 2/3 has been through thirding. Therefore, 3/5 now needs thirding and 2/3 needs fifthing [2006, Mathematics for Dyslexics: Including Dyscalculia, page 188:]