septingenti

Latin

Latin numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  600	DCC 700	800  →
	70
Cardinal: septingentī     Ordinal: septingentēsimus     Distributive: septingēnus

Alternative forms

• Symbol: DCC

Etymology

From septem (“seven”) + centum (“hundred”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sep.tinˈɡen.tiː/, [s̠ɛpt̪ɪŋˈɡɛn̪t̪iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sep.tinˈd͡ʒen.ti/, [sept̪in̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛn̪t̪i]

Numeral

septingentī (feminine septingentae, neuter septingenta); first/second-declension numeral, plural only

1. seven hundred; 700

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	septingentī	septingentae	septingenta
Genitive	septingentōrum	septingentārum	septingentōrum
Dative	septingentīs
Accusative	septingentōs	septingentās	septingenta
Ablative	septingentīs
Vocative	septingentī	septingentae	septingenta

Descendants

• Later formations ('seven' + 'hundred'):
  • Catalan: setcents
  • French: sept cents
  • Italian: settecento
  • Occitan: sèt cents
  • Portuguese: setecentos
  • Spanish: setecientos

See also

• Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

• “septingenti”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• septingenti in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.