adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌfɔːti ˈnaɪnθ/
US:/ˌfɔɹti ˈnaɪnθ/
1
adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number forty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 49 of a sequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The answer appears on the forty-ninth page of the book.
She finished forty-ninth in the race.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One of forty-nine equal parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A forty-ninth of 980 is 20.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
the ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 49th
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From forty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
nege-en-veertigste
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Belarusian:
со́рак дзявя́ты
(sórak dzjavjáty)
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Dutch:
negenenveertigste
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Esperanto:
kvardek-naŭa
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Finnish:
neljäskymmenesyhdeksäs
— ordinal form of forty-nine
French:
quarante-neuvième
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Georgian:
ორმოცდამეცხრე
(ormocdamecxre)
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Hindi:
उनचासवाँ
(uncāsvā̃)
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Hungarian:
negyvenkilencedik
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Malayalam:
നാല്പത്തൊൻപതാം
(nālpattoṉpatāṁ)
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Malayalam:
നാല്പത്തിയൊമ്പതാം
(nālpattiyompatāṁ)
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Manchu:
ᡩᡝᡥᡳ ᡠᠶᡠᠴᡳ
(dehi uyuci)
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Polish:
czterdziesty dziewiąty
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Russian:
со́рок девя́тый
(sórok devjátyj)
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Spanish:
cuadragésimo noveno
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Ukrainian:
со́рок дев'я́тий
(sórok devʺjátyj)
— ordinal form of forty-nine
Finnish:
neljäskymmenesyhdeksäsosa
— one of 49 equal parts
French:
quarante-neuvième
— one of 49 equal parts
Hindi:
उनचासवाँ
(uncāsvā̃)
— one of 49 equal parts
