Standard Lemma guide

forty-five

name · noun · num · 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -aɪv
  • General-American: /ˌfɔɹtiˈfaɪv/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfɔːtiˈfaɪv/
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  • CMU ARPABET: F AO1 R T IY0 F AY2 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The Jacobite rising of 1745.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A .45-caliber firearm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Examples

  • The robber brandished a forty-five at the cashier to make her empty the till for him.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

num

Meaning 3

Cardinal number after forty-four and before forty-six.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

being five more than forty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 45, xlv

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a .45-caliber pistol

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vyf-en-veertig — 45
  • Arabic: خَمْسَة وَأَرْبَعُون (ḵamsa wa-ʔarbaʕūn) — 45
  • Armenian: քառասունհինգ (kʻaṙasunhing) — 45
  • Azerbaijani: qırx beş — 45
  • Basque: berrogeita bost — 45
  • Belarusian: со́рак пяць (sórak pjacʹ) — 45
  • Bengali: পঁয়তাল্লিশ (põẏotalliś) — 45
  • Catalan: quaranta-cinc — 45
  • Cherokee: ᏅᎩᏍᎪ ᎯᏍᎩ (nvgisgo hisgi) — 45
  • Chinese Cantonese: 四十五 (sei3 sap6 ng5) — 45
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四十五 (sìshíwǔ) — 45
  • Czech: čtyřicet pět — 45
  • Czech: pětačtyřicet — 45
  • Danish: femogfyrre — 45
  • Dutch: vijfenveertig — 45
  • Esperanto: kvardek kvin — 45
  • Fijian: vasagavulu ka lima — 45
  • Finnish: neljäkymmentäviisi — 45
  • French: quarante-cinq — 45
  • Galician: corenta e cinco — 45
  • Georgian: ორმოცდახუთი (ormocdaxuti) — 45
  • German: fünfundvierzig — 45
  • Greek: σαράντα πέντε (saránta pénte) — 45
  • Gujarati: પિસ્તાળીસ (pistāḷīs) — 45
  • Hebrew: ארבעים־וחמשה (arbaím və-khamishá) — 45
  • Hindi: पैंतालीस (pa͠itālīs) — 45
  • Hungarian: negyvenöt — 45
  • Icelandic: fjörutíu og fimm — 45
  • Italian: quarantacinque — 45
  • Japanese: 四十五 (shijūgo) — 45
  • Kazakh: қырық бес (qyryq bes) — 45
  • Korean: 마흔다섯 (maheundaseot) — 45
  • Korean: 사십오 (sasibo) — 45
  • Lao: ສີ່ສິບຫ້າ (sī sip hā) — 45
  • Latin: quadraginta quinque — 45
  • Luxembourgish: fënnefavéierzeg — 45
  • Malay: empat puluh lima — 45
  • Malayalam: നാല്പത്തഞ്ച് (nālpattañcŭ) — 45
  • Malayalam: നാല്പത്തിയഞ്ച് (nālpattiyañcŭ) — 45
  • Manchu: ᡩᡝᡥᡳ ᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠ (dehi sunja) — 45
  • Navajo: dízdįįʼashdlaʼ — 45
  • Pennsylvania German: fimf un varzich — 45
  • Persian: چهل و پنج (ćehel-o panj) — 45
  • Polish: czterdzieści pięć — 45
  • Portuguese: quarenta e cinco — 45
  • Punjabi: ਪੰਤਾਲ਼ੀ (pantāḷī) — 45
  • Punjabi: ਪੰਜਤਾਲੀ (pañjtālī) — 45
  • Quechua: tawa chunka pichqayuq — 45
  • Russian: со́рок пять (sórok pjatʹ) — 45
  • Sanskrit: पञ्चचत्वारिंशत् (páñćaćatvāriṃśat) — 45
  • Serbo-Croatian: четрдесет и пет — 45
  • Serbo-Croatian: četrdeset i pet — 45
  • Spanish: cuarenta y cinco — 45
  • Swahili: arobaini na tano — 45
  • Swedish: fyrtiofem — 45
  • Thai: สี่สิบห้า (sìi-sìp-hâa) — 45
  • Tok Pisin: fopela ten faiv — 45
  • Turkish: kırk beş — 45
  • Ukrainian: со́рок п'ять (sórok pʺjatʹ) — 45
  • Urdu: پینتالیس (paintālīs) — 45
  • Volapük: foldeglul — 45
  • Volapük: folselul — 45
  • Yup'ik: yuinaak malruk talliman — 45
  • Zazaki: çores u phanc — 45
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