Latin

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Latin numbers (edit)
 ←  27 XXVIII
28
29  → 
    Cardinal: duodētrīgintā, vīgintī octō
    Ordinal: duodētrīcēsimus, octāvus et vīcēsimus, vīcēsimus octāvus
    Adverbial: duodētrīciēs, duodētrīciēns

Alternative forms

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  • Symbol: XXVIII

Etymology

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Literally "two from thirty"; duo (two) + (from) + trīgintā (thirty)

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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duodētrīgintā (indeclinable)

  1. twenty-eight; 28

Usage notes

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Although duodētrīgintā is the usual expression for 28, it is also possible to say vīgintī octō (twenty-eight) or octō et vīgintī (eight and twenty).

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See also

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References

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