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Etymology edit

femtio +‎ tal

Noun edit

femtiotal n

  1. around fifty
    Ett femtiotal människor fick föras till sjukhus
    Around fifty people had to be taken to hospital
  2. (usually in the definite "femtiotalet") the 50s (especially the 1950s)

Usage notes edit

The -tal suffix is only used for even tens in (sense 1).

Declension edit

Declension of femtiotal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative femtiotal femtiotalet femtiotal femtiotalen
Genitive femtiotals femtiotalets femtiotals femtiotalens

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