Latin

Alternative forms

• Symbol: LIX

Numeral

ūndēsexāgintā ‎(indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) fifty-nine; 59

Usage notes

Although ūndēsexāgintā is the usual expression for 59, it is also possible to say quīnquāgintā novem ‎(“fifty-nine”) or novem et quīnquāgintā ‎(“nine and fifty”).

Related terms

• duodēsexāgintā
• sexāgintā

See also

• Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

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