2. (numeral) fifth - when used with this meaning it is preceded by te and followed by o.
Nō te rima o Hānuere, ka tae au ki te kāinga, ki Nūhaka (HP 1991:59). / On the fifth of January I arrived home, to Nūhaka.
3. (numeral) fifthly, five - when preceded by ka it is used in counting out things or people or when there is a sequence of numbers.
E whitu ngā mea ka tuhia atu nā e au. Ko te whakatupu hapi ka tahi; ko te tou māpere ka rua; ko te mahi wāina ka toru; he ratipere ka whā; he kuitepere ka rima; he mahi mira ka ono (TWMNT 24/12/1872:161). / There are seven things that I will write about. Firstly, growing hops; secondly, planting mulberry trees; thirdly making wine; fourthly, raspberries; fifthly, gooseberries; and sixthly, making mills.
