duodeseptuaginta
Latin
edit← 67 | LXVIII 68 |
69 → |
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Cardinal: duodēseptuāgintā Ordinal: duodēseptuāgēsimus |
Alternative forms
edit- Symbol: LXVIII
Etymology
editLiterally "two from seventy"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + septuāgintā (“seventy”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /du.o.deː.sep.tu.aːˈɡin.taː/, [d̪uɔd̪eːs̠ɛpt̪uäːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /du.o.de.sep.tu.aˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [d̪uod̪es̬ept̪uäˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]
Numeral
editduodēseptuāgintā (indeclinable)
- sixty-eight; 68
Usage notes
editAlthough duodēseptuāgintā is the usual expression for 68, it is also possible to say sexāgintā octō (“sixty-eight”) or octō et sexāgintā (“eight and sixty”).