duodequadraginta

Latin

Latin numbers (edit)
 ←  37 XXXVIII
38
39  → 
    Cardinal: duodēquadrāgintā
    Ordinal: duodēquadrāgēsimus
    Distributive: duodēquadrāgēnus

Alternative forms

  • Symbol: XXXVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from forty"; duo (two) + (from) + quadrāgintā (forty)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /du.o.deː.kʷa.draːˈɡin.taː/, [d̪uɔd̪eːkʷäd̪räːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /du.o.de.kwa.draˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [d̪uod̪ekwäd̪räˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]

Numeral

duodēquadrāgintā (indeclinable)

  1. thirty-eight; 38

Usage notes

Although duodēquadrāgintā is the usual expression for 38, it is also possible to say trīgintā octō (thirty-eight) or octō et trīgintā (eight and thirty).

See also

  • Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

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