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===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en|fourty||obsolete}}
* {{alter|en|fourty||obsolete}}

===Etymology 1===
⚫
From {{inh|en|enm|fourti}}, {{m|enm|feortiȝ}}, from {{inh|en|ang|fēowertiġ}}, ultimately from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*fedwōr tigiwiz||forty}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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* {{hyphenation|en|for|ty}}
* {{hyphenation|en|for|ty}}


===Numeral===
===Etymology 1===
⚫
From {{inh|en|enm|fourti}}, {{m|enm|feortiȝ}}, from {{inh|en|ang|fēowertiġ}}, ultimately from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*fedwōr tigiwiz||forty}}.

====Numeral====
{{head|en|numeral}}
{{head|en|numeral}}


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#* {{quote-book|en|year= 1825|author=unknown|title=Harrison's Amusing Picture and Poetry Book|page=35|passage='Tis '''forty''' years this very day, <br> Since you and I, old girl, were married.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year= 1825|author=unknown|title=Harrison's Amusing Picture and Poetry Book|page=35|passage='Tis '''forty''' years this very day, <br> Since you and I, old girl, were married.}}


====Usage notes====
=====Usage notes=====
* In modern usage, the spelling {{m|en|fourty}} is nonstandard.
* In modern usage, the spelling {{m|en|fourty}} is nonstandard.


====Synonyms====
=====Synonyms=====
* [[w:Arabic numerals|Arabic numerals]]: 40
* [[w:Arabic numerals|Arabic numerals]]: 40
* [[w:Roman numerals|Roman numerals]]: [[XL]]
* [[w:Roman numerals|Roman numerals]]: [[XL]]


====Derived terms====
=====Derived terms=====
{{der2|en|back forty|forty-leven|forty-something|forty-spot|pianny forty|pianny-forty|top forty|two-forty on a plank road}}
{{der2|en|back forty|forty-leven|forty-something|forty-spot|pianny forty|pianny-forty|top forty|two-forty on a plank road}}


====Related terms====
=====Related terms=====
* Ordinal: [[fortieth]]
* Ordinal: [[fortieth]]
* [[home forty]]
* [[home forty]]


====Translations====
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|the cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine}}
{{trans-top|the cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|veertig}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|veertig}}
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{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


====See also====
=====See also=====
* Last: [[thirty]] (30), [[thirty-nine]] (39)
* Last: [[thirty]] (30), [[thirty-nine]] (39)
* Next: [[forty-one]] (41), [[fifty]] (50)
* Next: [[forty-one]] (41), [[fifty]] (50)


===Noun===
====Noun====
{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


# {{lb|en|slang}} A [[bottle]] of [[beer]] containing forty [[fluid ounce]]s.
# {{lb|en|slang}} A [[bottle]] of [[beer]] containing forty [[fluid ounce]]s.


====Derived terms====
=====Derived terms=====
{{rel-top|Terms derived from the numeral or noun ''forty''}}
{{rel-top|Terms derived from the numeral or noun ''forty''}}
* {{l|en|Forties}}
* {{l|en|Forties}}
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{{suffix|en|fort|y}}
{{suffix|en|fort|y}}


===Adjective===
====Adjective====
{{en-adj}}
{{en-adj}}


Revision as of 18:30, 3 November 2023

See also: förty

Englisch

English numbers (edit)
400
 ←  30  ←  39 40 41  →  50  → 
4
    Cardinal: forty
    Ordinal: fortieth
    Adverbial: forty times
    Multiplier: fortyfold

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: fôr'tē, IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹti/, [ˈfɔɹɾi]
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    • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ti
  • Hyphenation: for‧ty

Etymology 1

From Middle English fourti, feortiȝ, from Old English fēowertiġ, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz (“forty”).

Numeral

forty

  1. The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.
    • 1825, unknown, Harrison's Amusing Picture and Poetry Book, page 35:
      'Tis forty years this very day,
      Since you and I, old girl, were married.
Usage notes
  • In modern usage, the spelling fourty is nonstandard.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
See also

Nomen

forty (plural forties)

  1. (slang) A bottle of beer containing forty fluid ounces.
Derived terms
Terms derived from the numeral or noun forty

Etymology 2

fort +‎ -y

Adjective

forty (comparative more forty, superlative most forty)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a fort.

Polish

Pronunciation

Nomen

forty

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fort
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