trettiotal

Swedish

Alternative forms

• 30-tal

Etymology

trettio +‎ tal

Noun

trettiotal n

2. around thirty

   Ett trettiotal människor fick föras till sjukhus

   Around thirty people had to be taken to hospital

3. (usually in the definite "trettiotalet") the 30s (especially the 1930s)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of trettiotal
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	trettiotal	trettiotalet	trettiotal	trettiotalen
Genitive	trettiotals	trettiotalets	trettiotals	trettiotalens

See also

• fyrtiotal
• tjugotal

References

• trettiotal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• trettiotal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• trettiotal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)