duodeseptuaginta

Latin

**Latin numbers ^(edit)**
← 67	LXVIII 68	69 →
Cardinal: duodēseptuāgintā Ordinal: duodēseptuāgēsimus

Alternative forms

Symbol: LXVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from seventy"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + septuāgintā (“seventy”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [du.ɔ.deː.sɛp.tu.aːˈɡɪn.taː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d̪u.o.d̪e.s̬ep.t̪u.aˈd͡ʒin̪.t̪a]

Numeral

duodēseptuāgintā (indeclinable)

sixty-eight; 68

Usage notes

Although duodēseptuāgintā is the usual expression for 68, it is also possible to say sexāgintā octō (“sixty-eight”) or octō et sexāgintā (“eight and sixty”).