duodeoctoginta

Latin

**Latin cardinal numbers**
< LXXVII	LXXVIII	LXXIX >
Cardinal : duodēoctōgintā

Alternative forms

Symbol: LXXVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from eighty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + octōgintā (“eighty”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /du.o.deː.ok.toːˈɡin.taː/, [dʊ.ɔ.deː.ɔk.toːˈɡɪn.taː]

Numeral

duodēoctōgintā (indeclinable)

seventy-eight; 78

Usage notes

Although duodēoctōgintā is the usual expression for 78, it is also possible to say septuāgintā octō (“seventy-eight”) or octō et septuāgintā (“eight and seventy”).

Related terms

References

duodeoctoginta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
duodeoctoginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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