Latin

Alternative forms

• Symbol: LXXVIII

Numeral

duodēoctōgintā ‎(indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) seventy-eight; 78

Usage notes

Although duodēoctōgintā is the usual expression for 78, it is also possible to say septuāgintā octō ‎(“seventy-eight”) or octō et septuāgintā ‎(“eight and seventy”).

Related terms

• octōgintā
• ūndēoctōgintā

See also

• Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

• duodeoctoginta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “duodeoctoginta”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.