Today, we talk about the German words “fünfundfünfzig” and “fünfhundertfünfundfünfzig”. What do “fünfundfünfzig” and “fünfhundertfünfundfünfzig” mean?

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Meanings:

[1] the cardinal number between fifty-four and fifty-six

[2] short for: fifty-five years (old)

Symbols:

[1] Arabic numerals for fifty-five: 55

[1] Roman numerals for fifty-five: LV

Examples:

[1] There are fifty-five cows on the pasture.

[2] Next year I’ll be fifty-five.

(Source: Wiktionary)

By the way, numbers can also be used as nouns.