duodequinquaginta

Latin

**Latin numbers ^(edit)**
← 47	XLVIII 48	49 →
Cardinal: duodēquīnquāgintā Ordinal: duodēquīnquāgēsimus Distributive: duodēquīnquāgēnī

Alternative forms

Symbol: XLVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from fifty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + quīnquāgintā (“fifty”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /du.o.deː.kʷiːn.kʷaːˈɡin.taː/, [d̪uɔd̪eːkʷiːŋkʷäːˈɡɪn̪t̪äː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /du.o.de.kwin.kwaˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [d̪uod̪ekwiŋkwäˈd͡ʒin̪t̪ä]

Numeral

duodēquīnquāgintā (indeclinable)

forty-eight; 48

Usage notes

Although duodēquīnquāgintā is the usual expression for 48, it is also possible to say quadrāgintā octō (“forty-eight”) or octō et quadrāgintā (“eight and forty”).

Related terms

quīnquāgintā
ūndēquīnquāgintā

References

“duodequinquaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
duodequinquaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
duodequinquaginta in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016