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δέκα

δέκα

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : δέκα (déka)
    Ordinal : δέκατος (dékatos)
    Adverbial : δεκάκις (dekákis)

Numeral

δέκᾰ (déka) (ordinal δέκᾰτος, adverbial δεκᾰ́κῐς)

  1. (cardinal) ten

Derived terms

Descendants

References


Greek

Greek cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : δέκα (déka)
    Ordinal : δέκατος (dékatos)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), from Proto-Hellenic *dékə, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈðe̞ka]
  • Hyphenation: δέ‧κα

Numeral

δέκα (déka) (invariable)

  1. (cardinal) ten

See also

  • Greek number and measurement