undecentum
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Latin [edit]
| XCVIII | XCIX | C > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : ūndēcentum | ||
Alternative forms [edit]
- Symbol: XCIX
Etymology [edit]
Literally "one from one hundred"; ūnus (“one”) + dē (“from”) + centum (“hundred”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Numeral [edit]
ūndēcentum (indeclinable)
- (cardinal) ninety-nine; 99
- 77-78 — Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, Book VII, section 214
- nec congruēbant ad hōrās eius līneae, pāruērunt tamen eī annīs ūndēcentum, ...
- Although the threads did not come together for those hours, they were evident those ninety-nine years, ...
- nec congruēbant ad hōrās eius līneae, pāruērunt tamen eī annīs ūndēcentum, ...
- 77-78 — Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, Book VII, section 214
Usage notes [edit]
Although ūndēcentum is the usual expression for 99, it is also possible to say nōnāgintā novem (“ninety-nine”) or novem et nōnāgintā (“nine and ninety”).
