Fortieth
[fawr-tee-ith] /ˈfɔr ti ɪθ/
adjective
1.
next after the thirty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 40.
2.
being one of 40 equal parts.
noun
3.
a fortieth part, especially of one (1/40).
4.
the fortieth member of a series.
/ˈfɔːtɪɪθ/
adjective
1.
noun
2.
3.
the fraction equal to one divided by 40 (1/40)
adj.
Old English feowertigoða, from feowertig (see forty) + -th (1). Cf. Old Norse fertugonde, Swedish fyrationde, Danish fyrretyvende.
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