French Conversation · Level 55
73 words
French word
cinquième
Pronunciation
IPA/sɛ̃kjɛm/
Meaning
- ordinal numberfifth
Example
C'est ma cinquième voiture.
This is my fifth car.
More examples
Il est en cinquième au collège.
He is in fifth grade at middle school.
Core concept
The fifth slot in an ordered series, whether it holds an object, event, or position.
Common phrases
la cinquième fois
the fifth time
en cinquième
in fifth grade
le cinquième anniversaire
the fifth anniversary
Similar words
quatrième: Indicating the fourth position in an ordered sequence.
sixième: Indicating the sixth position in an ordered sequence.
Definition in French
Terme ordinal qui désigne la cinquième occurrence ou le cinquième élément d'une suite, et qui peut servir à parler d'une place occupée.
Word origin
French forms cinquième from the stem of cinq with the ordinal suffix -ième, under the influence of Latin quintus through Old French.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, cinquième has the same spelling with masculine and feminine nouns, but its article agrees: le cinquième and la cinquième.
Other meanings
- fifth gradernoun
Related words
- cinquièmementfifthlyadverb