forty

English
English cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : forty
    Ordinal : fortieth

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English fēowertiġ, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz (“forty”).

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹti/, [ˈfɔɹɾi]
  • (St. Louis (Missouri)) IPA(key): [ˈfɑɹɾij]
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ti
  • Hyphenation: for‧ty

Numeral

forty

  1. (cardinal) The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

Usage notes
  • In modern usage, the spelling fourty is nonstandard.

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Noun

forty (plural forties)

  1. (slang) A 40 ounce bottle of beer.

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Derived terms
Terms derived from the numeral or noun forty

Polish

Noun

forty

  1. inflection of fort:
    1. nominative plural
    2. accusative plural
    3. vocative plural
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