undequadraginta

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Latin

Latin numbers (edit)
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39
40  → 
    Cardinal: ūndēquadrāgintā
    Ordinal: ūndēquadrāgēsimus
    Adverbial: ūndēquadrāgiēns

Alternative forms

  • Symbol: XXXIX

Etymology

Literally "one from forty"; ūnus (one) + (from) + quadrāgintā (forty)

Pronunciation

Numeral

ūndēquadrāgintā (indeclinable)

  1. thirty-nine; 39

Usage notes

Although ūndēquadrāgintā is the usual expression for 39, it is also possible to say trīgintā novem (thirty-nine) or novem et trīgintā (nine and thirty).

See also

References

  • undequadraginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • undequadraginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • undequadraginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.