μύριοι

See also: μυρίοι

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek numbers ^(edit)

		100,000
←  1,000	←  9,000	͵ι 10,000	20,000  →	100,000  →
		1,000
Cardinal: μύριοι (múrioi)     Ordinal: μυριοστος (muriostos)     Adverbial: μυριάκις (muriákis)

Etymology

From μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μυρίος (muríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”).

Numeral

μύριοι • (múrioi) (feminine μύριες, neuter μύρια)

1. ten thousand, myriad

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: μύριοι (múrioi)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύριοι (múrioi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiɾʝi/

Numeral

μύριοι • (mýrioi) (feminine μύριες, neuter μύρια)

1. ten thousand, myriad

Synonyms

• δέκα χιλιάδες (déka chiliádes)
• ͵ι

Derived terms

• ενός κακού μύρια έπονται (enós kakoú mýria épontai, “it never rains but it pours”, literally “one ill is followed by a myriad”)

 

See also

• Greek number and measurement