duodetriginta
Latin
| ← 27 | XXVIII 28 |
29 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: duodētrīgintā, vīgintī octō Ordinal: duodētrīcēsimus, octāvus et vīcēsimus, vīcēsimus octāvus Adverbial: duodētrīciēs, duodētrīciēns | ||
Alternative forms
- Symbol: XXVIII
Etymology
Literally "two from thirty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + trīgintā (“thirty”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [du.ɔ.deː.triːˈɡɪn.taː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪u.o.d̪e.t̪riˈd͡ʒin̪.t̪a]
Numeral
duodētrīgintā (indeclinable)
- twenty-eight; 28
Usage notes
Although duodētrīgintā is the usual expression for 28, it is also possible to say vīgintī octō (“twenty-eight”) or octō et vīgintī (“eight and twenty”).
Related terms
See also
- Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers
References
- “duodetriginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “duodetriginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- duodetriginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.