undenonaginta

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Latin

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Latin numbers (edit)
 ←  88 LXXXIX
89
90  → 
    Cardinal: ūndēnōnāgintā
    Ordinal: ūndēnōnāgēsimus

Alternative forms

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  • Symbol: LXXXIX

Etymology

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Literally "one from ninety"; ūnus (one) + (from) + nōnāgintā (ninety)

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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ūndēnōnāgintā (indeclinable)

  1. eighty-nine; 89

Usage notes

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Although ūndēnōnāgintā is the usual expression for 89, it is also possible to say octōgintā novem (eighty-nine) or novem et octōgintā (nine and eighty).

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See also

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References

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  • undenonaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • undenonaginta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • undenonaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.