How to Count in Latin

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Adverbials (the numeral adverbs) define the answer to "how many times?"

   Once:
   Semel Twice:
   Bis Thrice:
   Ter Four times:
   Quarter Five times:
   Quinquies Six times:
   Sexies Seven times:
   Septies Eight times:
   Octies Nine times:
   Novies ,,,,, Hence, Forty-seven times:
   Septies et quadragies Fifty-six times:
   Sexies et quinquagies Eighty-five times:
   Quinqies et octogies Hundred and forty-seven times:
   Centies quadragies septies Three-hundred and fifty-six times:
   Trecenties quinquagies sexies Seven-hundred and eighty-five times:
   Septingenties octogies quinquies
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   Step 2: Note that

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   Step 3: some how like English you might interpret Latin "ies" as "times."

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   Step 4: Learn numeral adverbs from one to nine in Latin.

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   Step 5: Learn adverbials from eleven to nineteen : Eleven times: Undecies Twelve times: Duodecies Thirteen times: Ter decies (written separate) Fourteen times: Quarter decies (written separate) Fifteen times: Quinquies decies (written separate) Sixteen times: Sexies decies (written separate) Seventeen times: Septies decies (written separate) Eighteen times: Duodevicies Nineteen times: Undevicies

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   Step 6: Now learn numeral adverbs multiples of ten : Ten times: Decies Twenty times: Vicies Thirty times: Tricies Forty times: Quadragies Fifty times: Quinquagies Sixty times: Sexagies Seventy times: Septuagies Eighty times: Octogies Ninety times: Nonagies

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   Step 7: Learn multiples of hundred for adverbials: Hundred times: Centies Two-hundred times: Ducenties Three-hundred times: Trecenties Four-hundred times: Quadringenties Five-hundred times: Quingenties Six-hundred times: Sexcenties Seven-hundred times: Septingenties Eight-hundred times: Octingenties Nine-hundred times: Nongenties

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   Step 8: And at last

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   Step 9: Thousand times: Milies Two-thousand times: Bis milies Three-thousand times: Ter milies hundred-thousand times: Centies milies And a million times: Decies centies milies

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    Step 10: To build numeral adverb change each cardinal to its adverbial form.

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