quindecim
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Latin[edit]
| < XIV | XV | XVI > |
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| Cardinal : quīndecim Ordinal : quīntus decimus |
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| Latin Wikipedia article on quīndecim | ||
Alternative forms[edit]
- Symbol: XV
Etymology[edit]
From quīnque (“five”) + decem (“ten”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
quīndecim (indeclinable)
- (cardinal) fifteen; 15
- 77-79 AD, Gaius Plinius Secundus, Naturalis Historia, liber XIV, vii
- quindecim omnino generibus uvarum nominatis, tribus oleae, totidem pirorum, malo vero tantum Assyrio, ceteris omnibus neglectis
- "in all, fifteen varieties of the grape has he named, three of the olive, the same number of the pear, and the citron of Assyria, and has neglected the rest"
- quindecim omnino generibus uvarum nominatis, tribus oleae, totidem pirorum, malo vero tantum Assyrio, ceteris omnibus neglectis
- 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Samuelis II 9:10 (Regnum II)
- erant autem Sibae quindecim filii et viginti servi
- "Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants."
- erant autem Sibae quindecim filii et viginti servi
- 77-79 AD, Gaius Plinius Secundus, Naturalis Historia, liber XIV, vii
