seventy-fifth
UK[ˌsevnti ˈfɪfθ]US[ˌsevnti ˈfɪfθ]
adj
constituting number seventy-five in a sequence; 75th.
n
the person or thing occupying position seventy-five in a series.
n
one of seventy-five equal parts of something.
Morpheme Breakdown
seventy
fifth
seventy
cardinal number
fifth
ordinal suffix
Etymology
the word "seventy-fifth" is a transparent ordinal number construction in english, formed by combining the cardinal number "seventy" with the ordinal suffix "-th", attached to the cardinal "five". the component "seventy" originates from old english hundseofontig, literally "seven tens", reflecting the ancient germanic decimal system. the ordinal suffix "-th" descends from the old english -tha, a common germanic formative used to create ordinal numbers from their cardinal counterparts. this analytical structure, where the tens place remains cardinal and only the units place takes the ordinal form, illustrates the logical and economical morphology of the english numbering system.
Analysis
Structure: seventy (cardinal number) + fifth (ordinal suffix)
- seventy: from old english hundseofontig, a compound of hund- (hundred) and seofon (seven), meaning "seven tens". its modern form is a direct substring.
- fifth: from old english fīfta, derived from the cardinal fīf (five) with the ordinal suffix -tha. the modern suffix -th is a direct substring.
Examples
this year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the organization's founding.
she finished in seventy-fifth place in the marathon.
approximately one seventy-fifth of the total budget was allocated to the new initiative.