duodeseptuaginta

Latin

**Latin cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : duodēseptuāgintā

Alternative forms

Symbol: LXVIII

Etymology

Literally "two from seventy"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + septuāgintā (“seventy”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /du.o.deː.sep.tu.aːˈɡin.taː/, [dʊ.ɔ.deː.sɛp.tʊ.aːˈɡɪn.taː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /du.o.de.sep.tu.aˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [du.o.de.zep.tu.aˈd͡ʒin.ta]

Numeral

duodēseptuāgintā (indeclinable)

sixty-eight; 68

Usage notes

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”).

Related terms

septuāgintā
ūndēseptuāgintā