δέκα

Ancient Greek

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    Cardinal: δέκᾰ (déka)
    Ordinal: δέκᾰτος (dékatos)
    Adverbial: δεκᾰ́κῐς (dekákis)
    Collective: δεκᾰ́ς (dekás)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *dékə, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. Cognates include Sanskrit दश (dáśa), Latin decem, Old Armenian տասն (tasn) and Old English tīen (English ten).

Pronunciation

 

Numeral

δέκᾰ • (déka) (ordinal δέκᾰτος, adverbial δεκᾰ́κῐς)

  1. ten

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: δέκα (déka)
  • Mariupol Greek: дъэ́ка (ðéka), дъе́ка (ðjéka)
  • Glosa: deka
  • → English: deca-

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 *déḱm̥.

Cognate with Mariupol Greek дъэ́ка (ðéka), дъе́ка (ðjéka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈðe.ka/
  • Hyphenation: δέ‧κα

Numeral

δέκα • (déka) (invariable)

  1. ten

Coordinate terms

  • Greek number and measurement
  • αποδεκατίζω (apodekatízo, “to decimate”)
  • δεκάδα f (dekáda, “decade, group of ten units”)
  • δεκαδικός (dekadikós, “decimal”, adjective)
  • δεκάδραχμος (dekádrachmos, “ten drachmas worth”, adjective)
  • δεκαετία f (dekaetía, “decade, ten years”)
  • δεκαήμερο n (dekaḯmero, “ten days”)
  • δεκάλεπτο n (dekálepto, “ten cent coin”)
  • δεκάλεπτος (dekáleptos, “ten minutes”, adjective)
  • δεκάλογος m (dekálogos, “decalogue”)
  • δεκαπλασιάζω (dekaplasiázo, “to decuple”)
  • δεκαπλάσιος (dekaplásios)
  • δεκαπλάσιος (dekaplásios, “tenfold”, adjective)
  • δεκάρα (dekára, “ten lepta, ten cents”)
  • δέκατο (dékato)
  • δέκατος (dékatos, “tenth”, numeral)
  • Ι΄ (“ten”, numeral)

Further reading

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