fortieths
USFOR-tee-uhths/ˈfɔɹ.ti.əθs/UKFAW-tee-uhths/ˈfɔː.ti.əθs/
- 1Plural of fortieth.
The surveyor recorded the distances in fortieths of an inch for accuracy.
The forty investors split the profits into equal fortieths.
Note
The -s plural belongs to the noun uses only. The adjective, the plain ordinal in 'the fortieth year', never takes an ending. The plural is most at home in the fraction meaning, where a number in front counts the parts: seven fortieths, a few fortieths. The positional meaning pluralizes less readily, because only one thing can stand fortieth in any single series.
fortieths is a form of fortieth
fortieth, noun: The person or thing occupying position number forty in a sequence. Full entry
- Forms
- fortiethfortieths plural
- Spelling
- fortieth → fortieths: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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