duodenonaginta
Latin
| ← 87 | LXXXVIII 88 |
89 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: duodēnōnāgintā Ordinal: duodēnōnāgēsimus | ||
Alternative forms
- Symbol: LXXXVIII
Etymology
Literally "two from ninety"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + nōnāgintā (“ninety”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [du.ɔ.deː.noː.naːˈɡɪn.taː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪u.o.d̪e.no.naˈd͡ʒin̪.t̪a]
Numeral
duodēnōnāgintā (indeclinable)
- eighty-eight; 88
Usage notes
Although duodēnōnāgintā is the usual expression for 88, it is also possible to say octōgintā octō (“eighty-eight”) or octō et octōgintā (“eight and eighty”).
Related terms
See also
- Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers
References
- “duodenonaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- duodenonaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.