fortieth
Syllables: for·ti·ethUK/ˈfɔː.ti.əθ//ˈfɔɹ.ti.əθ/
fortieth adjective: the ordinal form of the number forty.
Adjective
fortieth (not comparable)
- The ordinal form of the number forty.
Noun
fortieth (plural fortieths)
- The person or thing in the fortieth position.
- One of forty equal parts of a whole.
fortieth meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
fortieth in Hindi
- ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
- चालीसवाँ cālīsvā̃
- person or thing
- चालीसवाँ cālīsvā̃
fortieth in Marathi
- ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
- चाळिसावा cāḷisāvā, चाळिसावी cāḷisāvī, चाळिसावे cāḷisāve
- person or thing
- चाळीसावा cāḷīsāvā, चाळीसावी cāḷīsāvī, चाळीसावे cāḷīsāve
fortieth in Bengali
- ordinal form of forty — see also 40th
- চত্বারিংশত্তম cottariṅśottom
fortieth in Telugu
- fortieth
- చత్వారింశము catvāriṁśamu
More languagesFewer languages
- fortieth in Malayalam
- നാല്പതാം nālpatāṁ, നാല്പതാമത്തെ nālpatāmatte
- fortieth in Kannada
- ನಲವತ್ತನೆಯ nalavattaneya
- fortieth in Tagalog
- pang-apatnapu
- fortieth in Malay
- keempat puluh
- fortieth in Indonesian
- keempatpuluh
- fortieth in Persian
- چهلم
- fortieth in Vietnamese
- hạng bốn mươi
Forms of fortieth
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | 40th |
| Noun | |
| plural | fortieths |
Origin of fortieth
From earlier fourteth, from Middle English fourtithe, fourtiþe; equivalent to forty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.
Words formed from fortieth
Questions about fortieth
- What does fortieth mean?
- Fortieth means the ordinal form of the number forty.
- What is fortieth in Hindi?
- Fortieth in Hindi is चालीसवाँ (cālīsvā̃). See Fortieth meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fortieth?
- Fortieth can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce fortieth?
- Fortieth is pronounced /ˈfɔː.ti.əθ/ (UK).
Words near fortieth in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fortieth (page history and authors); చత్వారింశము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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