undequinquaginta
Latin
← 48 | XLIX 49 |
50 → |
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Cardinal: ūndēquīnquāgintā Ordinal: ūndēquīnquāgēsimus |
Alternative forms
- Symbol: XLIX or XXXXVIIII (pre-Renaissance)
Etymology
Literally "one from fifty"; ūnus (“one”) + dē (“from”) + quīnquāgintā (“fifty”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /uːn.deː.kʷiːn.kʷaːˈɡin.taː/, [uːn̪d̪eːkʷiːŋkʷäːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /un.de.kwin.kwaˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [un̪d̪ekwiŋkwäˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]
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”).
Related terms
See also
- Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers
References
- “undequinquaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “undequinquaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- undequinquaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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