Fortieth

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Fortieth

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

ordinal adjective and noun

Pronunciation

FOR-tee-ith  /ˈfɔːtɪɪθ/

Definition

The ordinal number corresponding to forty; constituting number forty in a sequence; one of forty equal parts.

Plain meaning

Fortieth means number forty in a series — the fortieth floor, your fortieth birthday, one fortieth of the total.

Register

Neutral and standard across all contexts. Mathematical, ceremonial, and everyday.