novemdecim
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Latin[edit]
[a], [b] ← 18 | XIX 19 |
20 → |
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Cardinal: ūndēvīgintī, novemdecim, novendecim Ordinal: ūndēvīcēsimus, novemdecimus, novendecimus |
Alternative forms[edit]
- novendecim
- Symbol: XIX
Etymology[edit]
From novem (“nine”) + decem (“ten”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /noˈu̯en.de.kim/, [noˈu̯ɛn̪d̪ɛkɪ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /noˈven.de.t͡ʃim/, [noˈvɛn̪d̪et͡ʃim]
Numeral[edit]
novemdecim (indeclinable)
- (rare) nineteen; 19
- 1714, Demetrius Cantemir, Descriptio Moldaviae, caput IV
- Posteaquam vero sequentibus temporibus Turcarum tyrannide oppressa esset Bassarabia Aronis principis perfidia tradita Tigine cum duabus partibus, novemdecim tantum regiones, neque hae integrae, hodiernis principibus remanserunt.
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- 1714, Demetrius Cantemir, Descriptio Moldaviae, caput IV
Usage notes[edit]
This form is rare, and is found primarily in bookish post-Classical Latin. The usual word for nineteen in Classical Latin is ūndēvīgintī.
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “novemdecim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- novemdecim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.