duodeoctoginta
Latin
| < LXXVII | LXXVIII | LXXIX > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : duodēoctōgintā | ||
Alternative forms
- Symbol: LXXVIII
Etymology
Literally "two from eighty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + octōgintā (“eighty”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /du.o.deː.ok.toːˈɡin.taː/, [d̪uɔd̪eːɔkt̪oːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /du.o.de.ok.toˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [d̪uod̪eokt̪oˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]
Numeral
duodēoctōgintā (indeclinable)
- seventy-eight; 78
Usage notes
Although duodēoctōgintā is the usual expression for 78, it is also possible to say septuāgintā octō (“seventy-eight”) or octō et septuāgintā (“eight and seventy”).
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See also
References
- “duodeoctoginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- duodeoctoginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.