undequinquaginta

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Latin

Latin numbers (edit)
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49 		50  → 
    Cardinal: ūndēquīnquāgintā
    Ordinal: ūndēquīnquāgēsimus

Alternative forms

  • Symbol: XLIX or XXXXVIIII (pre-Renaissance)

Etymology

Literally "one from fifty"; ūnus (“one”) + dē (“from”) + quīnquāgintā (“fifty”)

Pronunciation

Numeral

ūndēquīnquāgintā (indeclinable)

  1. forty-nine; 49

Usage notes

Although ūndēquīnquāgintā is the usual expression for 49, it is also possible to say quadrāgintā novem (“forty-nine”) or novem et quadrāgintā (“nine and forty”).

See also

References

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