ἑπτά

See also: επτά

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
70
 ←  6 ζʹ
7
8  → 
    Cardinal: ἑπτᾰ́ (heptá)
    Ordinal: ἕβδομος (hébdomos)
    Adverbial: ἑπτᾰ́κῐς (heptákis)
    Collective: ἑπτᾰ́ς (heptás), ἑβδομᾰ́ς (hebdomás)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *heptə́, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥. Cognates include Latin septem, Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptán), Old Armenian եաւթն (eawtʻn), Old English seofon (English seven).

Pronunciation

 

Numeral

ἑπτᾰ́ • (heptá) (ordinal ἕβδομος, adverbial ἑπτάκις)

  1. seven.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: hepta-
  • Greek: επτά (eptá), εφτά (eftá)
  • Mariupol Greek: эфта́ (eftá)
  • Romani: efta
    • Kalo Finnish Romani: efta
    • Tavringer Romani: jeffta, efta

References

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