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fortieth

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː.ti.əθ/
  • General-American: /ˈfɔɹ.ti.əθ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F AO1 R T IY0 IH0 TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number forty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The person or thing in the fortieth position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One of forty equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

the ordinal number of forty in counting order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 40th

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

position 40 in a countable series of things

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rank

History

Etymology

From earlier fourteth, from Middle English fourtithe, fourtiþe; equivalent to forty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

Across languages

Translations

110 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: veertigste — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Albanian: dyzetë — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Southern Altai: кырыгынчы (kïrïgïnčï) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Armenian: քառասուներորդ (kʻaṙasunerord) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Azerbaijani: qırxıncı — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Belarusian: саракавы́ (sarakavý) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Bengali: চত্বারিংশত্তম (cottariṅśottom) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Bulgarian: четиресетият (četiresetijat) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Catalan: quarantè — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Catalan: quadragèsim — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Chichewa: chamakumi anai — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Chinese Mandarin: 第四十 (dì sìshí) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Crimean Tatar: qırqıncı — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Czech: čtyřicátý — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Danish: fyrretyvende — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Dutch: veertigste — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Esperanto: kvardeka — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Estonian: neljakümnes — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Faroese: fjørutiundi — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Finnish: neljäskymmenes — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • French: quarantième — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • West-Frisian: fjirtichste — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Georgian: მეორმოცე (meormoce) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • German: vierzigste — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Greek: τεσσαρακοστός (tessarakostós) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Ancient Greek: τεσσαρακοστός (tessarakostós) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Haitian Creole: karantyèm — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Hindi: चालीसवाँ (cālīsvā̃) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Hungarian: negyvenedik — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Icelandic: fertugasta — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Indonesian: keempatpuluh — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Ingrian: neljäskymmenäs — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Interlingua: quarantesime — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Irish: daicheadú — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Irish: ceathrachadú — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Italian: quarantesimo — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Japanese: 第四十 (dai-shijū) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Kannada: ನಲವತ್ತನೆಯ (nalavattaneya) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Kazakh: қырқыншы (qyrqynşy) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Khakas: хырығынӌы (xırığıncı) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Korean: 사십 번째의 (sasip beonjjae'ui) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Kyrgyz: кыркынчы (kırkıncı) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Latin: quadrāgēsimus — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Latvian: četrdesmitais — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Lithuanian: keturiasdešimtas — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Luxembourgish: véierzegst — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Malay: keempat puluh — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Malayalam: നാല്പതാം (nālpatāṁ) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Malayalam: നാല്പതാമത്തെ (nālpatāmatte) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Manchu: ᡩᡝᡥᡳᠴᡳ (dehici) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Manx: daeedoo — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Marathi: चाळिसावा (cāḷisāvā) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Marathi: चाळिसावी (cāḷisāvī) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Marathi: चाळिसावे (cāḷisāve) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Middle English: fourtithe — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Navajo: dízdiin góneʼ — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Norwegian: førtinde — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Occitan: quaranten — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Persian: چهلم — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Polish: czterdziesty — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Portuguese: quadragésimo — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Romani: (Selice) štarvaldešto — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Romanian: patruzecilea — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Russian: сороково́й (sorokovój) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Serbo-Croatian: četrdeseti — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Shor: қырығынчы — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Slovak: štyridsiaty — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Spanish: cuadragésimo — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Swedish: fyrtionde — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Tagalog: pang-apatnapu — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Tajik: чиҳилуми (čihilum-i) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Turkish: kırkıncı — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Ukrainian: сороковий (sorokovyj) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Uzbek: qirqinchi — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Vietnamese: hạng bốn mươi — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Yiddish: פֿערציקסט (fertsikst) — ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
  • Czech: čtyřicátý — person or thing
  • Czech: čtyřicátá — person or thing
  • Finnish: neljäskymmenes — person or thing
  • French: quarantième — person or thing
  • German: vierzigster — person or thing
  • German: vierzigste — person or thing
  • Greek: τεσσαρακοστός (tessarakostós) — person or thing
  • Hindi: चालीसवाँ (cālīsvā̃) — person or thing
  • Hungarian: negyvenedik — person or thing
  • Interlingua: quarantesimo — person or thing
  • Interlingua: quarantesima — person or thing
  • Italian: quarantesimo — person or thing
  • Italian: quarantesima — person or thing
  • Marathi: चाळीसावा (cāḷīsāvā) — person or thing
  • Marathi: चाळीसावी (cāḷīsāvī) — person or thing
  • Marathi: चाळीसावे (cāḷīsāve) — person or thing
  • Portuguese: quadragésimo — person or thing
  • Portuguese: quadragésima — person or thing
  • Spanish: cuadragésimo — person or thing
  • Bulgarian: една четиридесета (edna četirideseta) — one of forty equal parts
  • Catalan: quarantè — one of forty equal parts
  • Czech: čtyřicetina — one of forty equal parts
  • Finnish: neljäskymmenesosa — one of forty equal parts
  • French: quarantième — one of forty equal parts
  • Georgian: მეორმოცედი (meormocedi) — one of forty equal parts
  • German: vierzigstel — one of forty equal parts
  • Greek: τεσσαρακοστό (tessarakostó) — one of forty equal parts
  • Hungarian: negyvened — one of forty equal parts
  • Interlingua: quarantesimo — one of forty equal parts
  • Italian: quarantesimo — one of forty equal parts
  • Portuguese: quarenta avos — one of forty equal parts
  • Russian: сороковая — one of forty equal parts
  • Spanish: cuarentavo — one of forty equal parts
  • Yiddish: פֿערציקסטל (fertsikstl) — one of forty equal parts
Real reading context

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