ἕβδομος

See also: έβδομος

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ἑπτᾰ́ (heptá)
    Ordinal : ἕβδομος (hébdomos)
    Adverbial : ἑπτάκις (heptákis)

Alternative forms

  • ἕβδεμος (hébdemos)

Etymology

From ἑπτά (heptá, seven), but the medial voicing is unexplained. See ὄγδοος (ógdoos), which also shows medial voicing.

Cognates include Old Church Slavonic седмъ (sedmŭ) (< *sebdmъ < *septmъ)

Adjective

ἕβδομος • (hébdomos) m (feminine ἑβδόμη, neuter ἕβδομον); first/second declension

  1. seventh

References

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