εξήντα

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See also: ἑξήντα

Greek

Greek cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : εξήντα (exínta)
    Ordinal : εξηκοστός (exikostós)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἑξήντα (hexḗnta), from Ancient Greek ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta), from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱsḱomth₂, from the earlier *swéḱs-dḱomt-h₂ (six-ten).

Compare Mariupol Greek кси́нда (ksínda).

Pronunciation

Numeral

εξήντα (exínta)

  1. sixty

See also

Further reading

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