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cinquantunesimo

fifty-first

adjective cheen-kwahn-too-NEH-zee-moh Rare

Usage Note

Cinquantunesimo is the ordinal numeral for 51st. Italian ordinals are adjectives and agree in gender and number: cinquantunesima (f), cinquantunesimi (m pl), cinquantunesime (f pl). In formal writing, ordinals above ten are often written as numerals with a superscript: 51° (m) or 51ª (f).

Examples

"È arrivato al cinquantunesimo posto in classifica."

Natural Translation

He finished in fifty-first place in the rankings.

Literal Translation

He arrived at-the fifty-first place in ranking.

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