duodesexaginta
Latin
| < LVII | LVIII | LIX > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : duodēsexāgintā | ||
Alternative forms
- Symbol: LVIII
Etymology
Literally "two from sixty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + sexāgintā (“sixty”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /du.o.deː.sek.saːˈɡin.taː/, [d̪uɔd̪eːs̠ɛks̠äːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /du.o.de.sek.saˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [d̪uod̪es̬eɡzäˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]
Numeral
duodēsexāgintā (indeclinable)
- fifty-eight; 58
Usage notes
Although duodēsexāgintā is the usual expression for 58, it is also possible to say quīnquāgintā octō (“fifty-eight”) or octō et quīnquāgintā (“eight and fifty”).
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See also
References
- “duodesexaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- duodesexaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.