halvfemsindstyve

Danish

Etymology

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

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

Numeral

halvfemsindstyve

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

References
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