duodeseptuaginta
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Latin[edit]
| ← 67 | LXVIII 68 |
69 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: duodēseptuāgintā Ordinal: duodēseptuāgēsimus | ||
Alternative forms[edit]
- Symbol: LXVIII
Etymology[edit]
Literally "two from seventy"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + septuāgintā (“seventy”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /du.o.deː.sep.tu.aːˈɡin.taː/, [d̪uɔd̪eːs̠ɛpt̪uäːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /du.o.de.sep.tu.aˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [d̪uod̪es̬ept̪uäˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]
Numeral[edit]
duodēseptuāgintā (indeclinable)
- sixty-eight; 68
Usage notes[edit]
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”).