octogenario

octogenarian, in one's eighties

adjective noun ok-toh-heh-NAH-ryoh Rare

Origin: From Latin octogenarius, 'containing eighty'.

Usage Note

Octogenario describes a person aged between 80 and 89. Like centenario ('centenary') and nonagenario ('nonagenarian'), it can function as both adjective (una pianista octogenaria) and noun (los octogenarios del pueblo). The feminine is octogenaria. In formal contexts it replaces the more cumbersome de ochenta años.

Examples

"La escritora octogenaria publicó otra novela."

Natural Translation

The octogenarian writer published another novel.

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