duodenonaginta
Latin edit
← 87 | LXXXVIII 88 |
89 → |
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Cardinal: duodēnōnāgintā |
Alternative forms edit
- Symbol: LXXXVIII
Etymology edit
Literally "two from ninety"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + nōnāgintā (“ninety”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /du.o.deː.noː.naːˈɡin.taː/, [d̪uɔd̪eːnoːnäːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /du.o.de.no.naˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [d̪uod̪enonäˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]
Numeral edit
duodēnōnāgintā (indeclinable)
- eighty-eight; 88
Usage notes edit
Although duodēnōnāgintā is the usual expression for 88, it is also possible to say octōgintā octō (“eighty-eight”) or octō et octōgintā (“eight and eighty”).
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- “duodenonaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- duodenonaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.