duodequinquaginta

Latin

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←  47	XLVIII 48	49  →
Cardinal: duodēquīnquāgintā     Ordinal: duodēquīnquāgēsimus     Distributive: duodēquīnquāgēnus

Alternative forms

• Symbol: XLVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from fifty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + quīnquāgintā (“fifty”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /du.o.deː.kʷiːn.kʷaːˈɡin.taː/, [d̪uɔd̪eːkʷiːŋkʷäːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /du.o.de.kwin.kwaˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [d̪uod̪ekwiŋkwäˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]

Numeral

duodēquīnquāgintā (indeclinable)

1. forty-eight; 48

Usage notes

Although duodēquīnquāgintā is the usual expression for 48, it is also possible to say quadrāgintā octō (“forty-eight”) or octō et quadrāgintā (“eight and forty”).

Related terms

• quīnquāgintā
• ūndēquīnquāgintā

See also

• Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

• “duodequinquaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• duodequinquaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• duodequinquaginta in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016