Latin: Numbers 1-20
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Latin
ūnus
English
1
OO-nusŪnus deus est — There is one god💡 Root of 'unity' and 'universe' — one!
Latin
duo
English
2
DOO-ohDuo consules Romam regunt — Two consuls govern Rome💡 Same as English 'duo' — a pair!
Latin
trēs
English
3
TRAYSTrēs puellae cantant — Three girls are singing💡 Root of 'triple' and 'triangle' — three!
Latin
quattuor
English
4
KWAT-too-orQuattuor tempora anni sunt — There are four seasons of the year💡 Root of 'quarter' and 'quadruple' — four parts!
Latin
quīnque
English
5
KWEEN-kwehQuīnque digitōs habeō — I have five fingers💡 Root of 'quintet' — a group of five
Latin
sex
English
6
SEKSSex hōrās dormīvī — I slept for six hours💡 Root of 'sextet' and 'sextuple' — six
Latin
septem
English
7
SEP-temSeptem diēs in hebdomade sunt — There are seven days in a week💡 Root of 'September' — originally the seventh month!
Latin
octō
English
8
OK-tohOctō pedēs aranea habet — A spider has eight feet💡 Root of 'octopus' and 'octagon' — eight!
Latin
novem
English
9
NO-wemNovem Mūsae sunt — There are nine Muses💡 Root of 'November' — originally the ninth month!
Latin
decem
English
10
DEH-kemDecem annōs nātus sum — I am ten years old💡 Root of 'decimal' and 'decade' — ten!
Latin
ūndecim
English
11
OON-deh-kimŪndecim mīlitēs remanent — Eleven soldiers remain💡 'Ūnus' + 'decem' = one from ten, i.e. eleven
Latin
duodecim
English
12
DOO-oh-DEH-kimDuodecim mēnsēs in annō sunt — There are twelve months in a year💡 'Duo' + 'decem' = two + ten = twelve
Latin
trēdecim
English
13
TRAY-deh-kimTrēdecim nāvēs in portū sunt — Thirteen ships are in the harbor💡 'Trēs' + 'decem' = three + ten = thirteen
Latin
quattuordecim
English
14
KWAT-too-or-DEH-kimQuattuordecim diēs expectāvī — I waited fourteen days💡 'Quattuor' + 'decem' = four + ten = fourteen
Latin
quīndecim
English
15
KWEEN-deh-kimQuīndecim puerī lūdunt — Fifteen boys are playing💡 'Quīnque' + 'decem' = five + ten = fifteen
Latin
sēdecim
English
16
SAY-deh-kimSēdecim equī in stabulō sunt — Sixteen horses are in the stable💡 'Sex' + 'decem' = six + ten = sixteen
Latin
septendecim
English
17
sep-TEN-deh-kimSeptendecim librōs legī — I read seventeen books💡 'Septem' + 'decem' = seven + ten = seventeen
Latin
duodēvīgintī
English
18
DOO-oh-day-WEE-gin-teeDuodēvīgintī annōs nātus est — He is eighteen years old💡 Literally 'two from twenty' — the Roman way to count 18!
Latin
ūndēvīgintī
English
19
OON-day-WEE-gin-teeŪndēvīgintī discipulī adsunt — Nineteen students are present💡 Literally 'one from twenty' — the Roman way to count 19!
Latin
vīgintī
English
20
WEE-gin-teeVīgintī mīlitēs per silvam ambulant — Twenty soldiers walk through the forest💡 Root of 'vigesimal' — a base-twenty counting system