πέντε

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
50
   4 εʹ
5
6   
    Cardinal: πέντε (pénte)
    Ordinal: πέμπτος (pémptos)
    Adverbial: πεντᾰ́κῐς (pentákis)
    Collective: πεντᾰ́ς (pentás)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Cognates include Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan), Latin quīnque, Old Armenian հինգ (hing) and Old English fīf (English five).

Pronunciation

 

Numeral

πέντε (pénte) (ordinal πέμπτος, adverbial πεντᾰ́κῐς)

  1. five

Usage notes

  • πέντε is indeclinable; however, the Aeolic form πέμπε has a genitive πέμπων (pémpōn).

Descendants

References


Greek

Greek cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : πέντε (pénte)
    Ordinal : πέμπτος (pémptos)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte), from Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpe̞(n)de̞]
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  • Hyphenation: πέ‧ντε

Numeral

πέντε (pénte) n (indeclinable)

  1. five, 5
    πέντε αισθήσεις
    pénte aisthíseis
    five senses

See also

  • Greek number and measurement
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