δέκα

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Ancient Greek

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    Cardinal: δέκᾰ (déka)
    Ordinal: δέκᾰτος (dékatos)
    Adverbial: δεκᾰ́κῐς (dekákis)
    Collective: δεκᾰ́ς (dekás)

Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *dékə, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. Cognates include Sanskrit दश (dáśa), Latin decem, Old Armenian տասն (tasn) and Old English tīen (English ten).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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δέκᾰ (déka) (ordinal δέκᾰτος, adverbial δεκᾰ́κῐς)

  1. ten

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: δέκα (déka)
  • Mariupol Greek: дъэ́ка (ðéka), дъе́ка (ðjéka)
  • English: deca-

References

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Greek

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Greek cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : δέκα (déka)
    Ordinal : δέκατος (dékatos)

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), from Proto-Hellenic *dékə, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Cognate with Mariupol Greek дъэ́ка (ðéka), дъе́ка (ðjéka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈðe.ka/
  • Hyphenation: δέ‧κα

Numeral

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δέκα (déka) (invariable)

  1. ten

Coordinate terms

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Further reading

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