quinquaginta

Latin
Latin cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : quīnquāgintā
    Ordinal : quīnquāgēsimus
    Adverbial : quinquāgiēns
    Distributive : quinquāgēnī

Alternative forms
  • Symbol: L

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *penkʷēḱomt, from earlier *pénkʷe(d)ḱomt (“five-ten”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta) and Sanskrit पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśát).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷiːn.kʷaːˈɡin.taː/, [kᶣiːŋ.kʷaːˈɡɪn.taː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwin.kwaˈd͡ʒin.ta/, [kwiŋ.kwaˈd͡ʒin.ta]
  • Audio (Classical)(file)

Numeral

quīnquāgintā (indeclinable)

  1. fifty; 50

Derived terms

Descendants

See also
  • Appendix:Latin cardinal numerals

References
  • quinquaginta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quinquaginta in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quinquaginta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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