halvfemsindstyve

Danish

Etymology

Older form of halvfems. From halvfemte (“four and a half”, literally “(one) half (to) fifth”) +‎ sinde (“times”) +‎ tyve (“twenty”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /halvˈfɛmˀsənsˌtyːvə/, [halˈfɛmˀsn̩sˈtˢyːʋə], [-ˈtˢyːʊ]

Numeral

halvfemsindstyve

  1. (dated) ninety
  • halvfems (“ninety”)
  • halvfemsindstyvende (“ninetieth”)

References

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