vierzig

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German

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German numbers (edit)
400
[a], [b] ←  30 [a], [b] ←  39 40 41  →  50  → 
4
    Cardinal: vierzig
    Ordinal: vierzigste
    Sequence adverb: vierzigstens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 40.
    Adverbial: vierzigmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 40-mal
    Multiplier: vierzigfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 40-fach
    Fractional: Vierzigstel
    Polygon: Vierzigeck
    Polygon abbreviation: 40-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: vierzigeckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 40-eckig

Etymology

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From Middle High German vierzic, from Old High German fiorzug, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz, equivalent to vier +‎ -zig.

Pronunciation

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  • (Stage German) IPA(key): /ˈfɪɐ̯t͡sɪç/
  • (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈfɪɐ̯t͡sɪk/
  • (before Stage German and now regionally and by hypercorrection) IPA(key): /ˈfiːɐ̯t͡sɪç/, /ˈfiːɐ̯t͡sɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: vier‧zig

Numeral

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vierzig

  1. (cardinal number) forty

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