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Latin
Etymology
Literally "two from fifty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + quīnquāgintā (“fifty”)
Pronunciation
Numeral
duodēquīnquāgintā (indeclinable)
- forty-eight; 48
Usage notes
Although duodēquīnquāgintā is the usual expression for 48, it is also possible to say quadrāgintā octō (“forty-eight”) or octō et quadrāgintā (“eight and forty”).
See also
References
- “duodequinquaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- duodequinquaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- duodequinquaginta in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016