πεντήκοντα

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
500
 ←  40 νʹ
50
59  →  60  → 
5
    Cardinal: πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta)
    Ordinal: πεντηκοστός (pentēkostós)
    Collective: πεντηκοντάς (pentēkontás)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *penkʷēḱomth₂, from earlier *pénkʷedḱomt (fifty). Cognates include Latin quīnquāgintā, Sanskrit पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśát) and Old Armenian յիսուն (yisun).

Pronunciation

 

Numeral

πεντήκοντᾰ (pentḗkonta) (ordinal πεντηκοστός, adverbial πεντηκοντᾰ́κῐς)

  1. fifty

Descendants

  • Greek: πενήντα (penínta)
  • Greek: πεντήκοντα (pentíkonta) (Katharevousa)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /penˈdikonda/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ντή‧κο‧ντα

Numeral

πεντήκοντα (pentíkonta)

  1. Katharevousa form of πενήντα (penínta)