halvfjerdsindstyve

Danish

Etymology

Older form of halvfjerds. Equivalent to halvfjerde (“three and a half”, literally “(one) half (to) fourth”) +‎ sinde (“times”) +‎ tyve (“twenty”), from Old Danish halffierdesinde tiuge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /halvˈfjɛrsənsˈtyːvə/, [halˈfjaɐ̯sn̩sˈtˢyːʋə], [-ˌtˢyːʊ]

Numeral

halvfjerdsindstyve

  1. (dated) seventy
    Synonyms: halvfjerds, syvti
  • halvfjerds (“seventy”)
  • halvfjerdsindstyvende (“seventieth”)

References

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