εξήντα

See also: ἑξήντα

Greek

Greek cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : εξήντα (exínta)     Ordinal : εξηκοστός (exikostós)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἑξήντα (hexḗnta), from Ancient Greek ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta), from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱsḱomth₂, from the earlier *swéḱs-dḱomt-h₂ (“six-ten”).

Compare Mariupol Greek кси́нда (ksínda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eˈksinda]

Numeral

εξήντα • (exínta)

1. sixty

Related terms

• εξηκονταδικός (exikontadikós), εξηνταδικός (exintadikós, “sexagesimal”)

See also

• Greek number and measurement

Further reading

• εξήντα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.