fourth
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɔːθ/
enpr: fôrth
ipa: /fɔɹθ/
note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
ipa: /fo(ː)ɹθ/
note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
ipa: /foəθ/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)θ
homophone: forth
Etymology: 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.
Senses: examples: text: The fourth model is called the enlightment model: Actors are seen to be responsible for problems but unable or unwilling to provide solutions. They are believed to need discipline provided by authoritative guidance. The Alcoholic Anonymous^([sic]) groups are considered prototypical for this model.
ref: 2013 June 29, Leo Montada, “Coping with Life Stress”, in Herman Steensma, Riël Vermunt, editors, Social Justice in Human Relations Volume 2: Societal and Psychological Consequences of Justice and Injustice, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 26:
text: Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family.
ref: 2025 April 2, Ben Morse, “‘Whoop, there she is!’: Jason and Kylie Kelce announce birth of fourth daughter”, in CNN:
glosses: The ordinal form of the number four.
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from fourth (adjective)
word: fardel
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word: farthing
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word: firkin
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word: fourth-class
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word: fourth class
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word: fourth contact
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word: fourth cousin
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word: fourth cover
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word: fourth cranial nerve
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word: Fourth Cycle
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word: fourth-degree
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word: fourth dimension
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word: fourth down
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word: fourth estate
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word: fourth finger
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word: fourth freedom rights
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word: fourth gear
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word: fourth gender
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word: fourth grade
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word: fourth grader
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word: fourthie
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word: Fourth Industrial Revolution
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word: fourthly
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word: fourth market
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word: fourthness
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word: fourth normal form
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word: fourth official
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word: Fourth of July
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word: fourth-party logistics
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word: fourth person
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word: fourth point of contact
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word: fourth position
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word: fourth rail
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word: fourth-rate
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word: fourth rate
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word: Fourth Reich
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word: fourth slip
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word: fourth stump
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word: fourth trimester
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word: fourth ventricle
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word: fourth wall
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word: fourth-wave feminism
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word: Fourth World
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word: fourth year
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word: May the Fourth
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word: may the fourth be with you