Danish

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Etymology

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Older form of halvfems. From halvfemte (four and a half, literally (one) half (to) fifth) +‎ sinde (times) +‎ tyve (twenty).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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halvfemsindstyve

  1. (dated) ninety
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