duodecentum

Latin edit

**Latin numbers ^(edit)**
← 97	XCVIII 98	99 → ^{[a], [b], [c]}
Cardinal: nōnāgintā octō, octō et nōnāgintā, duodēcentum Ordinal: nōnāgēsimus octāvus, duodēcentēsimus

Alternative forms edit

Symbol: XCVIII

Etymology edit

Literally "two from one hundred"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + centum (“hundred”)

Numeral edit

duodēcentum (indeclinable)

(New Latin) ninety-eight; 98

Usage notes edit

Attested at least from the 16th century CE onwards. Alternative form to nōnāgintā octō (“ninety-eight”) and octō et nōnāgintā (“eight and ninety”).

Related terms edit

centum