undetriginta

Latin

Latin numbers (edit)
 ←  28 XXIX
29
30  → 
    Cardinal: ūndētrīgintā
    Ordinal: ūndētrīcēsimus

Alternative forms

  • Symbol: XXIX

Etymology

Literally "one from thirty"; ūnus (“one”) + dē (“from”) + trīgintā (“thirty”)

Pronunciation

Numeral

ūndētrīgintā (indeclinable)

  1. twenty-nine; 29

Usage notes

Although ūndētrīgintā is the usual expression for 29, it is also possible to say vīgintī novem (“twenty-nine”) or novem et vīgintī (“nine and twenty”).

See also

  • Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

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