transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfȯr-tē ]
noun
( plural forties )
Etymology: Middle English fourty, adjective, from Old English fēowertig, from fēowertig group of 40, from fēower four + -tig group of 10; akin to Old English tīen ten
Date: before 12th century
1. — see number table
2. plural : the numbers 40 to 49 ; specifically : the years 40 to 49 in a lifetime or century
3. : the third point scored by a side in a game of tennis
• for·ti·eth ˈfȯr-tē-əth adjective or noun
• forty adjective
• forty pronoun, plural in construction
• for·ty·ish -tē-ish adjective