undequinquaginta

Latin

Latin numbers (edit)
 ←  48 XLIX
49
50  → 
    Cardinal: ūndēquīnquāgintā
    Ordinal: ūndēquīnquāgēsimus

Alternative forms

  • Symbol: XLIX or XXXXVIIII (pre-Renaissance)

Etymology

Literally "one from fifty"; ūnus (one) + (from) + quīnquāgintā (fifty)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /uːn.deː.kʷiːn.kʷaːˈɡin.taː/, [uːn̪d̪eːkʷiːŋkʷäːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /un.de.kwin.kwaˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [un̪d̪ekwiŋkwäˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]

Numeral

ūndēquīnquāgintā (indeclinable)

  1. forty-nine; 49

Usage notes

Although ūndēquīnquāgintā is the usual expression for 49, it is also possible to say quadrāgintā novem (forty-nine) or novem et quadrāgintā (nine and forty).

See also

  • Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

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