duodenonaginta

Latin

**Latin cardinal numbers**
< LXXXVII	LXXXVIII	LXXXIX >
Cardinal : duodēnōnāgintā

Alternative forms

Symbol: LXXXVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from ninety"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + nōnāgintā (“ninety”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /du.o.deː.noː.naːˈɡin.taː/, [dʊ.ɔ.deː.noː.naːˈɡɪn.taː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /du.o.de.no.naˈd͡ʒin.ta/

Numeral

duodēnōnāgintā (indeclinable)

eighty-eight; 88

Usage notes

Although duodēnōnāgintā is the usual expression for 88, it is also possible to say octōgintā octō (“eighty-eight”) or octō et octōgintā (“eight and eighty”).

Related terms

nōnāgintā
ūndēnōnāgintā

References

duodenonaginta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
duodenonaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette