fünfzigste

Fünfzigste is the German ordinal form of the cardinal number fünfzig (fifty). It denotes the position of something in a sequence, such as the fiftieth item, the fiftieth day, or the fiftieth occurrence.

In practice, fünfzigste is used as an adjective that accompanies a noun, for example der fünfzigste Tag, die fünfzigste Seite, or das fünfzigste Jubiläum. In everyday language it can also function as a noun when capitalized, as in das Fünfzigste, referring to the fiftieth item or event in a series. Like other German ordinals, the form is declined to agree with gender, number, and case when used attributively; when used nominally, it is capitalized.

Etymology and form: fünfzigste is built from fünfzig (fifty) plus the ordinal suffix -ste, which is typical for ordinals formed from numbers twenty and above in contemporary German.

Usage notes: Ordinal numbers such as fünfzigste are common in dates, anniversaries, rankings, and lists. They appear in both formal and informal contexts and are suitable for both spoken and written German. When used with dates or calendar references, the phrase often follows a definite article or a determiner, e.g., am fünfzigsten Tag des Jahres.

See also: German ordinal numbers, such as erst-, zweit-, dritt-, vierzehn-, neunzehnste, zwanzigste, dreißigste, and other date- and sequence-related expressions. The spelling fünfzigste reflects standard German orthography, with umlaut in fünfzig and the common -ste suffix for ordinals from twenty onward.