vierzig

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German

German numbers (edit)
400
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    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

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

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈfɪʁt͡sɪç/, ,
  • (Stage German) IPA(key): /ˈfɪʁt͡sɪç/,
  • (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈfɪʁt͡sɪk/,
  • (before Stage German and now regionally and by hypercorrection) IPA(key): /ˈfiːʁt͡sɪç/, , /ˈfiːʁt͡sɪk/,
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  • Hyphenation: vier‧zig

Numeral

vierzig

  1. (cardinal number) forty

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