πέμπτος

See also: πεμπτός

Ancient GreekEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Hellenic *penkʷtos, derived from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Equivalent to πέντε (pénte, five) +‎ -τος (-tos, adjectival suffix), but the Proto-Hellenic labiovelar *kʷ developed into the labial π (p) instead of the dental consonant τ (t).

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PronunciationEdit

 
Ancient Greek ordinal numbers
 <  δʹ εʹ ϝʹ  > 
    Cardinal : πέντε (pénte)
    Ordinal : πέμπτος (pémptos)
    Adverbial : πεντάκις (pentákis)

AdjectiveEdit

πέμπτος (pémptosm (feminine πέμπτη, neuter πέμπτον); first/second declension

  1. fifth
  2. (feminine substantive)
    1. the fifth day
    2. via quintana, one of the lanes in the Roman camp

DeclensionEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Greek: πέμπτος (pémptos)

ReferencesEdit

GreekEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the Ancient Greek πέμπτος (pémptos).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpemptos/, /ˈpemtos/

AdjectiveEdit

πέμπτος (pémptosm (feminine πέμπτη, neuter πέμπτο)

  1. fifth

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