duodequinquaginta
Latin
< XLVII | XLVIII | XLIX > |
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Cardinal : duodēquīnquāgintā | ||
Alternative forms
- Symbol: XLVIII
Etymology
Literally "two from fifty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + quīnquāgintā (“fifty”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /du.o.deː.kʷiːn.kʷaːˈɡin.taː/, [dʊ.ɔ.deː.kᶣiːŋ.kʷaːˈɡɪn.taː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /du.o.de.kwin.kwaˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [du.o.de.kwiŋ.kwaˈd͡ʒin.ta]
Usage notes
Although duodēquīnquāgintā is the usual expression for 48, it is also possible to say quadrāgintā octō (“forty-eight”) or octō et quadrāgintā (“eight and forty”).
Related terms
See also
- Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers
References
- duodequinquaginta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- duodequinquaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- duodequinquaginta in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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