δώδεκα

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: δώδεκᾰ (dṓdeka)
    Ordinal: δωδέκᾰτος (dōdékatos)
    Adverbial: δωδεκᾰ́κῐς (dōdekákis)
    Collective: δωδεκᾰ́ς (dōdekás)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥. Cognates include Sanskrit द्वादश (dvā́daśa) and Latin duodecim.

Pronunciation

 

Numeral

δώδεκᾰ (dṓdeka) (ordinal δωδέκᾰτος, adverbial δωδεκᾰ́κῐς)

  1. twelve

Descendants

References

Greek

Greek cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : δώδεκα (dódeka)
    Ordinal : δωδέκατος (dodékatos)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka), from Proto-Indo-European *dwoΗdeḱm̥.

Cognate with Mariupol Greek дъо́дъэка (ðóðeka), дъо́дъека (ðóðjeka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈðo.ðe.ka/
  • Hyphenation: δώ‧δε‧κα

Numeral

δώδεκα (dódeka)

  1. twelve

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • δώδεκα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998