duodesexaginta

Latin

Latin numbers (edit)
 ←  57 LVIII
58 		59  → 
    Cardinal: duodēsexāgintā
    Ordinal: duodēsexāgēsimus, quīnquāgēsimus octāvus

Alternative forms

  • Symbol: LVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from sixty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + sexāgintā (“sixty”)

Pronunciation

Numeral

duodēsexāgintā (indeclinable)

  1. fifty-eight; 58

Usage notes

Although duodēsexāgintā is the usual expression for 58, it is also possible to say quīnquāgintā octō (“fifty-eight”) or octō et quīnquāgintā (“eight and fifty”).

See also

  • Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

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