quarantotto

See also: Quarantotto

Italian
Italian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: quarantotto
    Ordinal: quarantottesimo
    Ordinal abbreviation: 48º
Italian Wikipedia article on 48

Etymology

From quaranta (“forty”) +‎ otto (“eight”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwa.ranˈtɔt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtto
  • Hyphenation: qua‧ran‧tòt‧to

Numeral

quarantotto (invariable)

  1. forty-eight
  2. the year 1848, especially with reference to the revolutions of that year; therefore metaphorically a byword for confusion
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