/kwaˈɾenta/
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Translation
forty
Word origin
From Latin quadraginta ('forty'), from quattuor ('four') plus the tens suffix -ginta. The same Latin quaranta gives English 'quarantine', originally a period of forty days.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- quadraginta
- English cognates
- quarantine
Examples
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My uncle turns forty this summer.
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There are forty people in the room.
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The journey takes forty minutes by train.
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I bought forty stamps for the letters.
¿ cuestan? euros .
How much are they? Forty euros for the pair.
Used in
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