il quaranta

Definition & meaning

Quaranta means forty, the number 40. It can refer to a quantity, a position in a series, or an approximate age when used in the plural.

Grammar & Word origin

Quaranta is an invariable cardinal numeral: its form does not change with gender or number.

It comes from Latin quadrāgintā, meaning “forty.”

Synonyms & antonyms

As an exact number, quaranta has no direct synonyms or antonyms.

Common phrases & collocations

• quarant’anni ↗ — forty years; forty years old.
• sulla quarantina ↗ — around forty years old.
• gli anni quaranta ↗ — the forties, usually referring to a decade.