Meaning
seventy-two
- the cardinal number 72
In a sentence
Mio nonno ha compiuto settantadue anni ieri.
My grandfather turned seventy-two yesterday.
Il pacco arriverà entro settantadue ore.
The package will arrive within seventy-two hours.
Ci sono settantadue studenti iscritti al corso.
There are seventy-two students enrolled in the course.
Usage notes
- Invariable; unlike numbers ending in 'uno' or 'otto', 'settanta' keeps its final vowel before 'due'.