duodeoctoginta

Latin

Latin numbers (edit)
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78
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    Cardinal: duodeoctōgintā

Alternative forms

  • Symbol: LXXVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from eighty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + octōgintā (“eighty”)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /du.o.de.ok.toːˈɡin.taː/, [d̪uɔd̪eɔkt̪oːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /du.o.de.ok.toˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [d̪uod̪eokt̪oˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]

Numeral

duodeoctōgintā (indeclinable)

  1. seventy-eight; 78

Usage notes

Although duodeoctōgintā is the usual expression for 78, it is also possible to say septuāgintā octō (“seventy-eight”) or octō et septuāgintā (“eight and seventy”).

See also

  • Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

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