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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan quaranta , from Late Latin quarranta , from Latin quadrāgintā ( “ forty ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥(d)ḱomt ( “ four-ten ” ) . Compare Occitan quaranta , French quarante , and Spanish cuarenta .
Pronunciation
Numeral
quaranta m or f
( cardinal number ) forty
Noun
quaranta m (plural quarantes )
forty
Further reading
“quaranta ”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , 2007 April
“quaranta ”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana , Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana , 2025.
“quaranta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià , Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua .
“quaranta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Late Latin quarranta , from Latin quadrāgintā , possibly via Italian quaranta .
Numeral
quaranta
forty
Emilian
Etymology
From Latin quadraginta .
Pronunciation
Numeral
quaranta
forty
Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Inherited from Latin quadraginta .
Numeral
quaranta (invariable ) ( ORB, broad )
forty
References
quarante in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
quaranta in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
Interlingua
Numeral
quaranta
forty
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin quarranta , from Latin quadrāgintā , from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥(d)ḱomt ( “ four-ten ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kwaˈran.ta/
Rhymes: -anta
Hyphenation: qua‧ràn‧ta
Numeral
quaranta (invariable )
forty
Anagrams
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan quaranta , from Late Latin quarranta , from Latin quadrāgintā ( “ forty ” ) .
Pronunciation
Numeral
quaranta
forty
Further reading
Joan de Cantalausa (2006 ) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians , 2 edition, →ISBN , page 797 .
Piedmontese
Etymology
From Late Latin quarranta , from Latin quadraginta ( “ forty ” ) , q.v.
Pronunciation
Numeral
quaranta
forty
Sicilian
Etymology
From Late Latin quarranta , from Latin quadraginta , q.v.
Numeral
quaranta
forty
Venetan
Etymology
From Late Latin quarranta , from Latin quadrāgintā ( “ forty ” ) .
Numeral
quaranta
forty