Numbers in Latin
In Luxembourg and the Saarland, the neighbor to the east have/had 3 written languages. They were Latin, French and German. Letzenburger is 4th language unique to Luxembourg.
In some genealogical records, numbers - especially dates - are written out. The
following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and the ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of each
number.
1 - unus | 1st - primus | |
2 - duo | 2nd - secundus | |
3 - tres, tria | 3rd - tertius | |
4 -quartuor | 4th - quartus | |
5 -quinque | 5th - quintus | |
6 - sex | 6th - sextus | |
7 - septem | 7th - septimus | |
8 - octo | 8th - octavus | |
9 - novem | 9th - nonus | |
10 - decem | 10th - decimus | |
11 -undecim | 11th - undecimus | |
12 -duodecim | 12th - duodecimus | |
13 -tredecim | 13th - tertius decimus | |
14 -quartuorde cim | 14th - quartus decimus | |
15 -quindecim | 15th - quintus decimus | |
16 -sedecim | 16th - sextus decimus | |
17 -septemdec im | 17th - septimus decimus | |
18 -odeviginti | 18th - duodevicesimus | |
19 -undeviginti | 19th - undevicesimus | |
21 - viginti unus | 21st - vicesimus primus | |
22 - viginti duo | 22nd - vicesimus secundus | |
23 - viginti tres | 23rd - vicesimus tertius | |
24 - viginti quartuor | 24th - vicesimus quartus | |
25 - viginti quinque | 25th - vicesimus quintus | |
26 - viginti sex | 26th - vicesimus sextus | |
27 - viginti septem | 27th - vicesimus septimus | |
28 - viginti octo | 28th - vicesimus octavus | |
29 - viginti novem | 29th - vicesimus nonus | |
30 - trigenta | 30th - tricesimus | |
40 - quadraginta | 40th - quadragesimus | |
50 -quinquaginta | 50th - quinquagesimus | |
60 -sexaginta | 60th - sexagesimus | |
70 -septuaginta | 70th - septuagesimus | |
80 -octoginta | 80th - octogesimus | |
90 -nonaginta | 90th - nonagesimus | |
100 -centum | 100th - centesimus | |
200 -ducenti | 200th - ducentesimus | |
300 trecenti | 300th - trecentesimus | |
400 -quadringenti | 400th - quadrigentesimus | |
500 quingenti | 500th - quingentesimus | |
600 -sescenti | 600th - sescentesimus | |
700 septigenti | 700th - septingentesimus | |
800 -octingenti | 800th - octingentesimus | |
900 -nongenti | 900th - nongentesimus | |
1000 - mile | 1000th - millesimus |
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