duodetriginta

Latin
Latin cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : duodētrīgintā

Alternative forms
  • Symbol: XXVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from thirty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + trīgintā (“thirty”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /du.o.deː.triːˈɡin.taː/, [dʊ.ɔ.deː.triːˈɡɪn.taː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /du.o.de.triˈd͡ʒin.ta/

Numeral

duodētrīgintā (indeclinable)

  1. twenty-eight; 28

Usage notes

Although duodētrīgintā is the usual expression for 28, it is also possible to say vīgintī octō (“twenty-eight”) or octō et vīgintī (“eight and twenty”).

See also
  • Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References
  • duodetriginta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • duodetriginta in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • duodetriginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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