δέκα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /déka/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /dɛ́ka/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ðéka/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ðéka/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ðéka/

Numeral

δέκα (deka) Ordinal: δέκατος, Adverbial: δεκάκις

1. (cardinal) ten

Descendants

• English: deca-
• Greek: δέκα

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G1176

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Greek

Greek cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : δέκα     Ordinal : δέκατος

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέκα, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈðe̞ka]

Numeral

δέκα (déka) (invariable)

1. (cardinal) ten

See also

• Appendix:Greek numerals