εἷς

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
10
αʹ
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    Cardinal: εἷς (heîs)
    Ordinal: πρῶτος (prôtos)
    Adverbial: ᾰ̔́πᾰξ (hápax)
    Collective: μονᾰ́ς (monás)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hens, *hmia, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗm, *smih₂. Cognates include Sanskrit सकृत् (sakṛt) and Latin semper.

Pronunciation

 

Numeral

εἷς (heîs) (ordinal πρῶτος, adverbial ᾰ̔́πᾰξ)

  1. one

Inflection

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: ἕνας (hénas)

See also

References

  1. ^ Νέον ορθογραφικόν ερμηνευτικόν λεξικόν, Δημήτριος Δημητράκος, Athens 1957, page 484.

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