τεσσαράκοντα

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
400
 ←  30 μʹ
40
50  → 
4
    Cardinal: τεσσᾰρᾰ́κοντᾰ (tessarákonta)
    Ordinal: τεσσαρακοστός (tessarakostós)
    Adverbial: τεσσαρακοντάκις (tessarakontákis)
    Collective: τεσσαρακοντάς (tessarakontás)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from earlier *kʷetwr̥-dḱomt (four-ten). Cognates include Sanskrit चत्वारिंशत् (catvāriṃśát), Latin quadrāgintā, Old Armenian քառասուն (kʻaṙasun).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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τεσσᾰρᾰ́κοντᾰ (tessarákonta)

  1. forty

Descendants

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  • Greek: σαράντα (saránta)

References

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