οκτώ

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See also: ὀκτώ

Greek

Greek cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : οκτώ (októ)
    Ordinal : όγδοος (ógdoos)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), from Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Compare Mariupol Greek охто́ (oxtó).

Pronunciation

Numeral

οκτώ • (októ) (invariable)

  1. eight, 8
    Η ώρα είναι οκτώ το βράδυ.
    I óra eínai októ to vrády.
    It is eight in the evening.

See also

Further reading

  • “οκτώ”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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