# Numbers from one to twenty have specific Latin names. The Romans had # no name for zero, and indeed they had no concept of zero. 1. unus 2. duo 3. tres 4. quattuor 5. quinque 6. sex 7. septem 8. octo 9. novem 10. decem 11. undecim 12. duodecim 13. tredecim 14. quattuordecim 15. quindecim 16. sedecim 17. septendecim 18. duodeviginti 19. undeviginti 20. viginti # We append digit names after tens names as in English. The only important # difference is that numbers one or two less than a multiple of ten are # formed subtractively. 21. viginti unus 22. viginti duo 28. duodetriginta 29. undetriginta 30. triginta 39. undequadraginta 40. quadraginta 48. duodequinquaginta 50. quinquaginta 60. sexaginta 70. septuaginta 80. octoginta 90. nonaginta # The multiples of one hundred up to one thousand had given names. Tens and # ones continue to be added after the hundreds names as in English 100. centum 101. centum unus 102. centum duo 110. centum decem 115. centum quindecim 119. centum undeviginti 120. centum viginti 128. centum duodetriginta 189. centum undenonaginta 200. ducenti 201. ducenti unus 300. trecenti 319. trecenti undeviginti 400. quadringenti 500. quingenti 600. sescenti 700. septingenti 800. octingenti 900. nongenti # One thousand had its own name, mille. When there is more than one thousand # the plural form milia was used 1000. mille 1002. mille duo 1057. mille quinquaginta septem 1234. mille ducenti triginta quattuor 2000. duo milia 2001. duo milia unus 2010. duo milia decem 2100. duo milia centum 3000. tres milia 4321. quattuor milia trecenti viginti unus 18000. duodeviginti milia 54987. quinquaginta quattuor milia nongenti octoginta septem # When we get to one hundred thousand the adjective form of centum (centum is # a noun) must be used since it modifies the number names that follow. # Note how addition using ac, atque, or et is used to form numbers of # thousands between one hundred and two hundred of them 100000. centena milia 100001. centena milia unus 100020. centena milia viginti 112345. centena ac duodecim milia trecenti quadraginta quinque 199999. centena ac undecentum milia nongenti undecentum # This paradigm continues up to one million 200000. ducenti milia 200001. ducenti milia unus 200010. ducenti milia decem 234567. ducenti triginta quattuor milia quingenti sexaginta septem 987654. nongenti octoginta septem milia sescenti quinquaginta quattuor # Numbers greater than or equal to a million appear only rarely in classical # Latin. To describe them, the Romans included a multiplicative prefix that # told how many times one hundred thousand (centena milia) should occur. # They used the adverbial forms of digit, teens, and hundreds for these # multipliers since they stand for "that many times ..." They are themselves # formed additively using et or ac. 1000000. decies centena milia 1000001. decies centena milia unus 1000100. decies centena milia centum 1234567. duodecies centena milia triginta quattuor milia quingenti sexaginta septem 10000000. centies centena milia 20000000. ducenties centena milia 30000000. trecenties centena milia 40000000. quadringenties centena milia 50000000. quingenties centena milia 60000000. sescenties centena milia 70000000. septingenties centena milia 80000000. octingenties centena milia 90000000. nongenties centena milia 91000000. nongenties et decies centena milia 92000000. nongenties et vicies centena milia 93000000. nongenties et tricies centena milia 94000000. nongenties et quadragies centena milia 95000000. nongenties et guinquagies centena milia 96000000. nongenties et sexagies centena milia 97000000. nongenties et septuagies centena milia 98000000. nongenties et octogies centena milia 99000000. nongenties et nonagies centena milia 45100000. quadringenties et guinquagies et semel centena milia 45200000. quadringenties et guinquagies et bis centena milia 45200000. quadringenties et guinquagies et bis centena milia 45300000. quadringenties et guinquagies et ter centena milia 45400000. quadringenties et guinquagies et quater centena milia 45500000. quadringenties et guinquagies et quinquies centena milia 45600000. quadringenties et guinquagies et sexies centena milia 45700000. quadringenties et guinquagies et septies centena milia 45800000. quadringenties et guinquagies et octies centena milia 45900000. quadringenties et guinquagies et novies centena milia 12345678. centies et vicies et ter centena milia quadraginta quinque milia sescenti duodeoctoginta 25672034. ducenties et guinquagies et sexies centena milia septuaginta duo milia triginta quattuor # These examples come from Allen and Greenough: 3300000. tricies et ter centena milia 2700000000. vicies et septies milies centena milia # Note that in the second of them a second multiplication is indicated # by juxtaposition without the et. # These examples are, perhaps, a bit "over the top:" 987654321. novies milies octingenties et septuagies et sexies centena milia quinquaginta quattuor milia trecenti viginti unus 5940000000. guinquagies et novies milies quadringenties centena milia # I learned from a member of Reddit r/latin that the following number is # perhaps the largest ever to have appeared in classical Latin. It appeared # in the works of Suetonius. If true, this is where our table can (and should) # end! 40000000000. quadringenties milies centena milia # Vale!