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Latin
Etymology
From novem (“nine”) + centum (“hundred”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
nōngentī (feminine nōngentae, neuter nōngenta); first/second-declension numeral, plural only
- nine hundred; 900
Usage notes
Used as a plural adjective. For more information see Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective, plural only.
Descendants
- Later formations ('nine' + 'hundred'):
See also
References
- “nongenti”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nongenti”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nongenti in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.