Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

fyrtio +‎ tal

Noun edit

fyrtiotal n

  1. around forty
    Ett fyrtiotal människor fick föras till sjukhus
    Around forty people had to be taken to hospital
  2. (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

See also edit

References edit