LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
numeral

octōgintā

octōgintā (indeclinable)
Classical[ɔk.toːˈɡɪn.taː]Ecclesiastical[ok.toˈd͡ʒin.ta]
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Meaning

  1. indeclinableeighty; 80

octōginta (octuaginta, Vitr. 10, 17),
I. num. card. adj. [octo], eighty: qui octoginta regnaverat annos, Cic. Sen. 19, 69.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *oktōḱomt, from earlier *oḱto(w)-dḱomt (“eight-ten”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀγδοήκοντα (ogdoḗkonta).

In English words that came into English from octōgintā

  • octogintillionoctōgintā

Quick answers

What does octōgintā mean in Latin?
octōgintā, a numeral, means “eighty; 80”.
How do you pronounce octōgintā?
In classical Latin, [ɔk.toːˈɡɪn.taː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ok.toˈd͡ʒin.ta].