novemdecim
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Latin [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- novendecim
- Symbol: XIX
Etymology [edit]
From novem (“nine”) + decem (“ten”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Numeral [edit]
novemdecim (indeclinable)
- (cardinal, 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.
- 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.
