nongenti

Latin

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Cardinal: nōngentī     Ordinal: nōngentēsimus     Distributive: nongēnus

Alternative forms

• Symbol: CM

Etymology

From novem (“nine”) + centum (“hundred”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /noːnˈɡen.tiː/, [noːŋˈɡɛn̪t̪iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nonˈd͡ʒen.ti/, [non̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛn̪t̪i]

Numeral

nōngentī (feminine nōngentae, neuter nōngenta); first/second-declension numeral, plural only

1. nine hundred; 900

Usage notes

Used as a plural adjective. For more information see Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective, plural only.

Number	Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	nōngentī	nōngentae	nōngenta
Genitive	nōngentōrum	nōngentārum	nōngentōrum
Dative	nōngentīs
Accusative	nōngentōs	nōngentās	nōngenta
Ablative	nōngentīs
Vocative	nōngentī	nōngentae	nōngenta

Descendants

• Later formations ('nine' + 'hundred'):
  • Catalan: nou-cents
  • French: neuf cents
  • Italian: novecento
  • Portuguese: novecentos
  • Spanish: novecientos

See also

• Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

• “nongenti”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nongenti”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• nongenti in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.