adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌfɔːti ˈfɔːθ/
US:/ˌfɔɹti ˈfɔɹθ/
1
adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number forty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 44 of a sequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The answer appears on the forty-fourth page of the book.
She finished forty-fourth in the race.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One of forty-four equal parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A forty-fourth of 880 is 20.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 44th
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From forty-four + -th (ordinal suffix).
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
vier-en-veertigste
— ordinal form of forty-four
Belarusian:
со́рак чацвёрты
(sórak čacvjórty)
— ordinal form of forty-four
Esperanto:
kvardek-kvara
— ordinal form of forty-four
Finnish:
neljäskymmenesneljäs
— ordinal form of forty-four
French:
quarante-quatrième
— ordinal form of forty-four
Georgian:
ორმოცდამეოთხე
(ormocdameotxe)
— ordinal form of forty-four
Hindi:
चवालीसवाँ
(cavālīsvā̃)
— ordinal form of forty-four
Hungarian:
negyvennegyedik
— ordinal form of forty-four
Malayalam:
നാല്പത്തിനാലാം
(nālpattinālāṁ)
— ordinal form of forty-four
Manchu:
ᡩᡝᡥᡳ ᡩᡠᡳᠴᡳ
(dehi duici)
— ordinal form of forty-four
Polish:
czterdziesty czwarty
— ordinal form of forty-four
Russian:
со́рок четвёртый
(sórok četvjórtyj)
— ordinal form of forty-four
Ukrainian:
со́рок четве́ртий
(sórok četvértyj)
— ordinal form of forty-four
Finnish:
neljäskymmenesneljäsosa
— one of 44 equal parts
French:
quarante-quatrième
— one of 44 equal parts
Hindi:
चवालीसवाँ
(cavālīsvā̃)
— one of 44 equal parts