undesexaginta

Latin
Latin cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ūndēsexāgintā

Alternative forms
  • Symbol: LIX

Etymology

Literally "one from sixty"; ūnus (“one”) + dē (“from”) + sexāgintā (“sixty”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /uːn.deː.sek.saːˈɡin.taː/, [uːn.deː.sɛk.saːˈɡɪn.taː]

Numeral

ūndēsexāgintā (indeclinable)

  1. fifty-nine; 59

Usage notes

Although ūndēsexāgintā is the usual expression for 59, it is also possible to say quīnquāgintā novem (“fifty-nine”) or novem et quīnquāgintā (“nine and fifty”).

See also
  • Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

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