adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌfɔːti ˈeɪ(t)θ/
US:/ˌfɔɹti ˈeɪ(t)θ/
1
adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number forty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 48 of a sequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The answer appears on the forty-eighth page of the book.
She finished forty-eighth in the race.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One of forty-eight equal parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A forty-eighth of 960 is 20.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 48th
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From forty-eight + -th (ordinal suffix).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
agt-en-veertigste
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Belarusian:
со́рак во́сьмы
(sórak vósʹmy)
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Esperanto:
kvardek-oka
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Finnish:
neljäskymmeneskahdeksas
— ordinal form of forty-eight
French:
quarante-huitième
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Georgian:
ორმოცდამერვე
(ormocdamerve)
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Hindi:
अड़तालीसवाँ
(aṛtālīsvā̃)
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Hungarian:
negyvennyolcadik
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Malayalam:
നാല്പത്തെട്ടാം
(nālpatteṭṭāṁ)
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Manchu:
ᡩᡝᡥᡳ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠴᡳ
(dehi jakūci)
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Polish:
czterdziesty ósmy
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Russian:
со́рок восьмо́й
(sórok vosʹmój)
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Spanish:
cuadragésimo octavo
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Ukrainian:
со́рок во́сьмий
(sórok vósʹmyj)
— ordinal form of forty-eight
Finnish:
neljäskymmeneskahdeksasosa
— one of 48 equal parts
French:
quarante-huitième
— one of 48 equal parts
Hindi:
अड़तालीसवाँ
(aṛtālīsvā̃)
— one of 48 equal parts