novendecim

Latin
Latin numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  18 XIX
19		 20  → 
    Cardinal: ūndēvīgintī, novemdecim, novendecim
    Ordinal: ūndēvīcēsimus, novemdecimus, novendecimus

Alternative forms

Etymology

From novem (“nine”) + decem (“ten”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /noˈu̯en.de.kim/, [noˈu̯ɛn̪d̪ɛkɪ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /noˈven.de.t͡ʃim/, [noˈvɛn̪d̪et͡ʃim]

Numeral

novendecim (indeclinable)

  1. (rare) nineteen; 19
    • 1624, Francis Bacon, Nova Atlantis:
      Tum vero adduxit ad cubicula visenda quae nobis parata erant, numera novendecim.
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    • 1649, Bernhardus Varenius, Descriptio Regni Iaponiae, XI
      Novendecim alii Domini, quorum quilibet habet annuos reditus

Usage notes

This form is rare, and is found primarily in bookish post-Classical Latin. The usual word for nineteen in Classical Latin is ūndēvīgintī, whereas modern Romance languages descend from the form decim et novem.

Synonyms

See also
  • Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References
  • “novendecim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • novendecim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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