fourth

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

The ordinal form of the number four.

Noun

1. (singular) The person or thing in the fourth position.
2. (US) A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
3. (singular) The fourth gear of an engine.
4. A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).
5. (rare) One sixtieth of a third or tierce.

Verb

To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been thirded.

Sinónimos

quarter

fourth part

fourthly

four

quartern

4th

one-fourth

twenty-five percent

quart

quaternary

one-quarter

subdominant

thigh

fardel

in the fourth place

fraction

four times

one-four part

portion

first

1st

Traducións

quarto

4th

quatrième

4th

cuarto

4th

vierte

4th

quarto

4th

quart

4th

vierde

4th

quart

4th

Viertel

cuarta

quarta

quartus

4th

vierter

τέταρτος

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/fɔːθ/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: fourthe

Herdado de Old English: fēorþa

Relativo a frisón occidental: fjirde

Relativo a Saterfriesisch: fjädde

Relativo a neerlandés: vierde

Relativo a alemán: vierte

Relativo a dinamarqués: fjerde

Relativo a islandés: fjórði

In summary

Inherited from Middle English fourthe, an alteration (due to four) of ferthe, from Old English fēorþa, fēowerþa, from Proto-West Germanic *feurþō, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô, equivalent to four + -th (ordinal suffix).
Cognates
Compare West Frisian fjirde, Saterland Frisian fjädde, fjoode, Dutch vierde, German Low German feerde, feerd, German vierte, Danish fjerde, Icelandic fjórði.

Frases

They finished fourth out of four teams .

He took the fourth part and handed it to the monk .

That's the reason why I came in fourth .

In Switzerland's fourth appearance in Olympic archery , two women competed .

Besson produces a four-valve non-compensating euphonium with the fourth valve on the side .