duodequinquaginta
Latin
| ← 47 | XLVIII 48 |
49 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: duodēquīnquāgintā Ordinal: duodēquīnquāgēsimus, quadrāgēsimus octāvus Distributive: duodēquīnquāgēnus, quadrāgēnus octōnus | ||
Alternative forms
- Symbol: XLVIII
Etymology
Literally "two from fifty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + quīnquāgintā (“fifty”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [du.ɔ.deː.kʷiːŋ.kʷaːˈɡɪn.taː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪u.o.d̪e.kʷiŋ.kʷaˈd͡ʒin̪.t̪a]
Numeral
duodēquīnquāgintā (indeclinable)
- forty-eight; 48
Usage notes
Although duodēquīnquāgintā is the usual expression for 48, it is also possible to say quadrāgintā octō (“forty-eight”) or octō et quadrāgintā (“eight and forty”).
Related terms
See also
- Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers
References
- “duodequinquaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- duodequinquaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- duodequinquaginta in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016