Meanings
adjective
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThe ordinal form of the number fifty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 56 of a sequence.
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Origin
From fifty-six + -th (ordinal suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans ses-en-vyftigste
- ses-en-vyftigsteordinal number
Esperanto kvindek-sesa
- kvindek-sesaordinal number
Finnish viideskymmeneskuudes, viideskymmeneskuudesosa
- viideskymmeneskuudesordinal number
- viideskymmeneskuudesosaone of 56 equal parts
French cinquante-sixième, cinquante-sixième
- cinquante-sixièmeordinal number
- cinquante-sixièmeone of 56 equal parts
German sechsundfünfzigste
- sechsundfünfzigsteordinal number
Hindi छप्पनवाँ, छप्पनवाँ
- छप्पनवाँ (chappanvā̃)ordinal number
- छप्पनवाँ (chappanvā̃)one of 56 equal parts
Hungarian ötvenhatodik
- ötvenhatodikordinal number
Italian cinquantaseiesimo
- cinquantaseiesimoordinal number
Polish pięćdziesiąty szósty
- pięćdziesiąty szóstyordinal number
Portuguese quinquagésimo sexto
- quinquagésimo sextoordinal number
Romanian al cincizeci și șaselea, a cincizeci și șasea
- al cincizeci și șaseleaordinal number
- a cincizeci și șaseaordinal number
Russian пятьдеся́т шесто́й
- пятьдеся́т шесто́й (pjatʹdesját šestój)ordinal number
Spanish quincuagésimo sexto
- quincuagésimo sextoordinal number
Swedish femtiosjätte
- femtiosjätteordinal number
Turkish elli altıncı
- elli altıncıordinal number
Ukrainian п'ятдеся́т шо́стий
- п'ятдеся́т шо́стий (pʺjatdesját šóstyj)ordinal number
Cite this entry
APA
fifty-sixth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-sixth
MLA
“fifty-sixth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-sixth. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fifty-sixth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-sixth.
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