sexaginta

Latin

Latin cardinal numbers

<  LIX	LX	LXI
Cardinal : sexāgintā     Ordinal : sexāgēsimus

Alternative forms

• Symbol: LX

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sweḱsḱomt, from earlier *swéḱs-dḱomt (“six-ten”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑξήκοντα (heksēkonta).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /sek.saːˈɡin.taː/

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Numeral

sexāgintā (indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) sixty; 60

Derived terms

• duodēsexāgintā
• ūndēsexāgintā

Descendants

Catalan seixanta French: soixante Italian: sessanta

Portuguese: sessenta Spanish: sesenta

See also

• Appendix:Latin cardinal numerals