fifth
n.n. the position of number five in a series. You use it to describe something that comes after the fourth person or thing.
n. the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number five. Functions as a determiner or pronoun to indicate position in a sequence.
This is the fifth time I have called you today.
She finished in fifth place during the race, just missing out on a medal.
The composer introduced a haunting melody in the fifth measure of the symphony, shifting the mood from triumph to a quiet, reflective melancholy.
PIE word *pénkʷe 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”).
When used as an ordinal, it is almost always preceded by the definite article 'the'.
He is the five person in line.He is the fifth person in line.Learners sometimes use the cardinal number 'five' instead of the ordinal 'fifth' when describing a position in a sequence.