negyvenes

== Hungarian == === Alternative forms === 40-es === Etymology === negyven (“forty”) +‎ -es (adjective-forming suffix) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnɛɟvɛnɛʃ] Hyphenation: negy‧ve‧nes Rhymes: -ɛʃ === Adjective === negyvenes (not comparable) the number or amount (of) forty a negyvenes szoba ― room number forty forty-something-year-old, quadragenarian egy negyvenes férfi ― a man in his forties ellipsis of 1940-es, (of the) forties a negyvenes években ― in the forties ==== Usage notes ==== The following nominal numerals (adjectives or nouns), coined from numerals (with the suffix -s/-os/-as/-es/-ös in Hungarian), refer to items designated with a specific number, such as No. 1, No. 2 etc. (as opposed to 1st, 2nd etc.). Question word: hányas? Examples: ==== Declension ==== === Noun === negyvenes (plural negyvenesek) quadragenarian ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === negyvenes in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.