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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δύο (dúo, “two”) + καί (kaí, “and”) + δέκα (déka, “ten”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dy.o.kǎi̯.de.ka/ → /ðy.oˈcɛ.ðe.ka/ → /ði.oˈce.ðe.ka/
Numeral
δῠοκαίδεκᾰ • (duokaídeka)
- (Epic) Synonym of δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “δυοκαίδεκα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- δυοκαίδεκα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δυοκαίδεκα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “δυοκαίδεκα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press