duodeseptuaginta

Latin

**Latin numbers ^(edit)**
← 67	LXVIII 68	69 →
Cardinal: duodēseptuāgintā Ordinal: duodēseptuāgēsimus

Alternative forms

Symbol: LXVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from seventy"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + septuāgintā (“seventy”)

Pronunciation

(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

duodēseptuāgintā (indeclinable)

sixty-eight; 68

Usage notes

Although duodēseptuāgintā is the usual expression for 68, it is also possible to say sexāgintā octō (“sixty-eight”) or octō et sexāgintā (“eight and sixty”).