five

US /faɪv/ UK /ˈfaɪ̯v/ See IPA manual

Freq #389

Meanings

1

num
The number 5; one more than four.

There are five apples on the table.
2

noun
The figure or digit 5.

He wrote a five followed by four zeros.
3

noun
A banknote worth five units of money.

Can anyone here change a five?

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Word family

Forms fives

Derived forms after-fiveeighty-fivefifteenfifty-fivefive-a-dayfive-a-sidefive-alarmfive-and-dimefive-and-tenfive-and-twentyfive-and-underfive-by-five

Related forms fifth

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Proverbs (5)

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Five Funny Farmers
Five funny farmers feeding feathered fowls.

Let air pass between the lower lip and upper teeth for /f/. The middle sound of feathered is voiced /ð/, even though its first sound is /f/.

Etymology

PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English fyf, fyve, from Old English fīf (“five”), from Proto-West Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. See also West Frisian fiif, Dutch vijf, German fünf, Norwegian and Swedish fem, Icelandic fimm; also Welsh pump, Latin quinque, Tocharian A päñ, Tocharian B piś, Lithuanian penki, Russian пять (pjatʹ), Albanian pesë, pêsë, Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte), Armenian հինգ (hing), Persian پنج (panj), Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), finnuf, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“bevera…

fyf Middle English fīf Old English *fimf Proto-Germanic *pénkʷe Proto-Indo-European

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# five

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** num, noun
**IPA (US):** /faɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfaɪ̯v/
**Frequency rank:** 389

## Meanings
1. The number 5; one more than four.
2. The figure or digit 5.
3. A banknote worth five units of money.

## Examples
- There are five apples on the table.
- He wrote a five followed by four zeros.
- Can anyone here change a five?

## Derived Forms
- after-five
- eighty-five
- fifteen
- fifty-five
- five-a-day
- five-a-side
- five-alarm
- five-and-dime
- five-and-ten
- five-and-twenty
- five-and-under
- five-by-five

## Related Forms
- fifth

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fyf
- Root: fīf
- Root: *fimf
- Root: *pénkʷe

## Etymology
PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English fyf, fyve, from Old English fīf (“five”), from Proto-West Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. See also West Frisian fiif, Dutch vijf, German fünf, Norwegian and Swedish fem, Icelandic fimm; also Welsh pump, Latin quinque, Tocharian A päñ, Tocharian B piś, Lithuanian penki, Russian пять (pjatʹ), Albanian pesë, pêsë, Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte), Armenian հինգ (hing), Persian پنج (panj), Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), finnuf, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“bevera…

## AI Etymology
Five has a PIE background in *pénkʷe. Five comes from Middle English fyf, fyve, from Old English fīf (“five”), from Proto-West Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. See also West Frisian fiif, Dutch vijf, German fünf, Norwegian and Swedish fem, Icelandic fimm; also Welsh pump, Latin quinque, Tocharian A päñ, Tocharian B piś, Lithuanian penki, Russian пять (pjatʹ), Albanian pesë, pêsë, Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte), Armenian հինգ (hing), Persian پنج (panj), Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca). In current use, the main senses are “The number 5; one more than four” and “The figure or digit 5”.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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