undenonaginta

Latin
Latin cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ūndēnōnāgintā

Alternative forms
  • Symbol: LXXXIX

Etymology

Literally "one from ninety"; ūnus (“one”) + dē (“from”) + nōnāgintā (“ninety”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /uːn.deː.noː.naːˈɡin.taː/, [uːn.deː.noː.naːˈɡɪn.taː]

Numeral

ūndēnōnāgintā (indeclinable)

  1. eighty-nine; 89

Usage notes

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”).

See also
  • Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References
  • 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
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