fyrtiotal
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Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
fyrtiotal n
- around forty
- Ett fyrtiotal människor fick föras till sjukhus
- Around forty people had to be taken to hospital
- (usually in the definite "fyrtiotalet") the 40s (especially the 1940s)
Usage notes[edit]
The -tal suffix is only used for even tens in (sense 1).
Declension[edit]
| Declension of fyrtiotal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fyrtiotal | fyrtiotalet | fyrtiotal | fyrtiotalen |
| Genitive | fyrtiotals | fyrtiotalets | fyrtiotals | fyrtiotalens |