undequadraginta
Latin
| < XXXVIII | XXXIX | XL > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : ūndēquadrāgintā | ||
Alternative forms
- Symbol: XXXIX
Etymology
Literally "one from forty"; ūnus (“one”) + dē (“from”) + quadrāgintā (“forty”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /uːn.deː.kʷa.draːˈɡin.taː/, [uːn̪d̪eːkʷäd̪räːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /un.de.kwa.draˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [un̪d̪ekwäd̪räˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]
Numeral
ūndēquadrāgintā (indeclinable)
- thirty-nine; 39
Usage notes
Although ūndēquadrāgintā is the usual expression for 39, it is also possible to say trīgintā novem (“thirty-nine”) or novem et trīgintā (“nine and thirty”).
Related terms
See also
References
- “undequadraginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “undequadraginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- undequadraginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.