Latin

Alternative forms

• Symbol: LVIII

Numeral

duodēsexāgintā ‎(indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) fifty-eight; 58

Usage notes

Although duodēsexāgintā is the usual expression for 58, it is also possible to say quīnquāgintā octō ‎(“fifty-eight”) or octō et quīnquāgintā ‎(“eight and fifty”).

Related terms

• sexāgintā
• ūndēsexāgintā

See also

• Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

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