twentieth

twentieth meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Examples of twentieth in a sentence

• He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
• Horses became obsolete means of transportation in cities in the first half of the twentieth century.
• In the first half of the twentieth century, Mars devastated Europe.

All 40 example sentences with twentieth

Forms of twentieth

Origin of twentieth

From earlier twenteth, twentith, from Middle English twentithe, twentiþe, from Old English twēntigoþa. Equivalent to twenty + -eth. Etymological notes twentith, twenteth is the expected development from Middle English twentithe, but in time, the opaque twent- was replaced by a more transparent twenty-, resulting in modern twentieth (in the speech varieties this occurred in, the weak vowel in the final syllable of twenteth, twentith was clearly distinct from that in twenty); similar processes explain the modern pronunciation of thirtieth, fourtieth, etc. This analogy was assisted by synizetic pronunciations of words such as carrying, which allowed twenteth, twentith to be interpreted as contractions of twentieth.

Words formed from twentieth

• mid-twentieth
• short twentieth century
• twentiethly

Phrases with twentieth

• short twentieth centuries

Questions about twentieth

What does twentieth mean?

Twentieth means the ordinal form of the number twenty.

What is twentieth in Hindi?

Twentieth in Hindi is बीसवाँ (bīsvā̃). See Twentieth meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is twentieth?

Twentieth can be an adjective or a noun.

How do you pronounce twentieth?

Twentieth is pronounced /ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/ (UK).