LATIN NUMBERS, NUMERICAL DISTRIBUTIVES, AND NUMERICAL ADVERBS

WITH ROMAN, GREEK, AND HEBREW NUMERALS

NUMERALS CARDINALS ORDINALS DISTRIBUTIVES ADVERBS

… … ... nihil, nihilum; ‘nothing’

I α ‫א‬ ūna, -us, -um prīma, -us, um singulae, -ī, -a semel

‘one by one’, ‘one each’ ‘once’

II β ‫ב‬ duae, duo, duo secunda, -us, -um bīnae, -ī, -a bis
(alter, altera, alterum) ‘two by two’, ‘two each’ ‘twice’

III γ ‫ג‬ trēs, tria tertia, -us, -um ternae, -ī, -a (trīnae, -ī, -a) ter
‘three by three’, three each’ ‘three times’

IV δ ‫ד‬ quattuor1 quārta, -us, -um quaternae, -ī, -a quater

(IIII) ‘four by four’, ‘four each’ ‘four times’

V ε ‫ה‬ quīnque quīnta, -us, -um quīnae, -ī, -a quīnquiē(n)s

VI ς ‫ו‬ sex sexta, -us, -um sēnae, -ī, -a sexiē(n)s

VII ζ ‫ז‬ septem septima, -us, -um septēnae, -ī, -a septiē(n)s

VIII η ‫ח‬ octo octāva, -us, -um octōnae, -ī, -a octiē(n)s

IX θ ‫ט‬ novem nōna, -us, -um novēnae, -ī, -a noviē(n)s

(VIIII)

X ι ‫י‬ decem decimus, -a, -um dēnae, -ī, -a deciē(n)s

XI ια ‫יא‬ ūndecim ūndecimus, -a, -um ūndēnae, -ī, -a ūndeciē(n)s

XII ιβ ‫יב‬ duodecim duodecima, -us, -um duodēnae, -ī, -a duodeciē(n)s

XIII ιγ ‫יג‬ tredecim tertia, -us, -um ternae, -ī, -a ter deciē(n)s
(decem [et] trēs)2 decima, -us, um dēnae, -ī, -a
(decima, -us, -um [et] tertia, -us, -um)

XIV ιδ ‫יד‬ quattuordecim quārta, -us, -um quarternae, -ī, -a quarter deciē(n)s
(XIIII) decima, -us, -um dēnae, -ī, -a

XV ιε ‫טו‬ quīndecim quīnta, -us, -um quīnae, -ī, -a quīnquiē(n)s deciē(n)s

decima, -us, -um dēnī, -ae, -a (quīndeciē(n)s)

XVI ις ‫טז‬ sēdecim sexta, -us, -um sēnae, -ī, -a sexiē(n)s deciē(n)s
decima, -us, -um dēnae, -ī, -a (sēdeciē(n)s)

XVII ιζ ‫יז‬ septendecim septima, -us, -um septēnae, -ī, -a septiē(n)s deciē(n)s
decima, -us, -um dēnae, -ī, -a

XVIII ιη ‫יח‬ duodēvīgintī duodēvīcē(n)sima, -us, -um octōnae, -ī, -a duodēvīciē(n)s

(octōdecim) (octāva, -us, -um dēnae, -ī, -a (octiē(n)s deciē(n)s)
decima, -us, -um) (duodēvīcēnae, -ī, -a)

XIX ιθ ‫יט‬ ūndēvīgintī ūndēvīcē(n)sima, -us, -um novēnae, -ī, -a ūndēvīciē(n)s

(novendecim) (nōna, -us, -um dēnae, -ī, -a (noviē(n)s deciē(n)s)
decima, -us, um) (ūndēvīcēnae, -ī, -a)

XX κ ‫כ‬ vīgintī vīcē(n)sima, -us, -um vīcēnae, -ī, -a vīciē(n)s

 LATIN NUMBERS, NUMERICAL DISTRIBUTIVES, AND NUMERICAL ADVERBS
WITH ROMAN, GREEK, AND HEBREW NUMERALS

(vīgēnsima, -us, -um)

XXI κα ‫כא‬ vīgintī vīcē(n)sima, -us, -um vīcēnae, -ī, -a semel et vīciē(n)s
ūna, -us, -um prīma, -us, -um singulae, -ī, -a (vīciē(n)s semel)
(ūna, -us, -um et (ūna, -us, -um et
vīgintī)2 vīcē(n)sima, -us, -um)3

XXII κβ ‫כב‬ vīgintī vīcē(n)sima, -us, -um vīcēnae, -ī, -a bis et vīciē(n)s
duae, duo, duo secunda, -us, -um bīnae, -ī, -a (vīciē(n)s bis)
(duae, duo, duo et (duae, duo, duo et
vīgintī) vīcē(n)sima, -us, -um)3

XXX λ ‫ל‬ trīgintā trīcē(n)sima, -us, -um trīcēnae, -ī, -a trīciē(n)s

XL μ ‫מ‬ quadrāgintā quadrāgē(n)sima, -us, -um quadrāgēnae, -ī, -a quadrāgiē(n)s

L ν ‫נ‬ quīnquāgintā quīnquāgē(n)sima, -us, -um quīnquāgēnae, -ī, -a quīnquāgiē(n)s

LX ξ ‫ס‬ sexāgintā sexāgē(n)sima, -us, -um sexāgēnae, -ī, -a sexāgiē(n)s

LXX ο ‫ע‬ septuāgintā septuāgē(n)sima, -us, -um septuāgēnae, -ī, -a septuāgiē(n)s

LXXX π ‫פ‬ octōgintā octōgē(n)sima, -us, -um octōgēnae, -ī, -a octōgiē(n)s

XC ⚲ ‫צ‬ nōnāgintā nōnāgē(n)sima, -us, -um nōnāgēnae, -ī, -a nōnāgiē(n)s

(LXXXX)

C ρ ‫ק‬ centum centē(n)sima, -us, -um centēnae, -ī, -a centiē(n)s

CC σ ‫ר‬ ducentae, -ī, -a ducentē(n)sima, -us, -um ducēnae, -ī, -a ducentiē(n)s

CCC τ ‫ש‬ trecentae, -ī, -a trecentē(n)simus, -a, -um trecēnae, -ī, -a trecentiē(n)s

CD υ ‫ת‬ quadrigentae, -ī, -a quadringentē(n)sima, -us, -um quadrigēnae, -ī, -a quadrigentiē(n)s

(CCCC)

D φ ‫ ת"ק‬,‫ך‬ quīngentae, -ī, -a quīngentē(n)sima, -us, -um quīngēnae, -ī, -a quīngentiē(n)s

DC χ ‫ ת"ר‬,‫ם‬ sēscentae, -ī, -a sēscentē(n)sima, -us, -um sēscēnae, -ī, -a sēscentiē(n)s

DCC ψ ‫ ת"ש‬,‫ן‬ septingentae, -ī, -a septingentē(n)sima, -us, -um septingēnae, -ī, -a septingentiē(n)s

DCCC ω ‫ ת"ת‬,‫ף‬ octingentae, -ī, -a octingentē(n)sima, -us, -um octingēnae, -ī, -a octingentiē(n)s

CM 4
‫ תת"ק‬,‫ץ‬ nōngentae, -ī, -a nōngentē(n)sima, -us, -um nōngēnae, -ī, -a nōningentiē(n)s
(DCCCC) (nōngentiē(n)s)

M mīlle5 mīllē(n)sima, -us, -um mīllēnae, -ī, -a mīllē(n)s

(singula mīl(l)ia)6 (mīlliē(n)s)
1 The numbers are indeclinable unless otherwise specified.
2 Compare XIII to XXI.
3 Should be “prīmus, -a, -um et…” and “secundus, -a, -um et…” instead?
4 Greek symbol for nine hundred not included.
5 The singular is indeclinable; the plural is mīlia, -ium. (It’s a third declension i-stem.)
6 Both parts decline.

Sources: Fleischer, Rita M. and Moreland, Floyd L., Latin: An Intensive Course, (Berkley: University of California Press, 1977, The Regents of the Uniiversity of
California); Webster's New World Collegiate Dictionary; Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_numbers.