undequinquaginta
Latin
| ← 48 | XLIX 49 |
50 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: ūndēquīnquāgintā Ordinal: ūndēquīnquāgēsimus, quadrāgēsimus nōnus, nōnus et quadrāgēsimus | ||
Alternative forms
- Symbol: XLIX or XXXXVIIII (pre-Renaissance)
Etymology
Literally "one from fifty"; ūnus (“one”) + dē (“from”) + quīnquāgintā (“fifty”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [uːn.deː.kʷiːŋ.kʷaːˈɡɪn.taː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [un̪.d̪e.kʷiŋ.kʷaˈd͡ʒin̪.t̪a]
Numeral
ūndēquīnquāgintā (indeclinable)
- forty-nine; 49
Usage notes
Although ūndēquīnquāgintā is the usual expression for 49, it is also possible to say quadrāgintā novem (“forty-nine”) or novem et quadrāgintā (“nine and forty”).
Related terms
See also
- Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers
References
- “undequinquaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “undequinquaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- undequinquaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.