έξι

Greek

Greek cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : έξι (éxi)     Ordinal : έκτος (éktos)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), from Proto-Hellenic *hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Compare Mariupol Greek экс (eks).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.ksi/, [ˈɛ.ksi]

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• Hyphenation: έ‧ξι
• Homophone: έξη (éxi, “habit”)

Numeral

έξι • (éxi) (invariable)

1. six

Related terms

• ΣΤ΄, στ΄
• έκτος (éktos, “sixth”)
• εξάντας m (exántas, “sextant”)
• εξαδικός (exadikós, “senary, heximal, seximal”)

See also

• Appendix:Greek number and measurement

Further reading

• έξι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language