/ka.ʁɑ̃t.nɛʁ/
forty years old
Synonyms: quadragénaire
Etymology tree French quarante Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centenāriusbor. French centenairebf. French -enaire French quarantenaire From quarante + -enaire. Cognate with Italian quarantenario.
forty-year-old; person aged between 40 and 49
Etymology tree French quarante Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centenāriusbor. French centenairebf. French -enaire French quarantenaire From quarante + -enaire. Cognate with Italian quarantenario.
fourtieth anniversary
Etymology tree French quarante Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centenāriusbor. French centenairebf. French -enaire French quarantenaire From quarante + -enaire. Cognate with Italian quarantenario.