Greek Cardinal Numbers Flashcards
(16 cards)
HEN/O (hen‐ō)
Current: One
Ety: Gr. hen, one
Ex: Henotic, henogeneis
MON/O (mŏn‐ō)
Current: One, alone
Ety: Gr. monos, alone, single
EX:Monoblepsia, monandrous
DY/O (dī‐ō)
Current: Two, a pair
Ety: Gr. dyo, two
Ex: Dyad, dyaster
TRI/O (trī‐ō)
Current: Three
Ety: Gr. treis, three
Ex: Trigastric, triactinal
TETR/A (tĕt‐ră)
Current: Four
Ety: Gr. tetra, four
Ex: Tetrablastic, tetrad
PENT/A (pen‐tă)
Current: Five
Ety: Gr. pente, five
Ex: Pentabasic, pentadactyl
HEX/A (heks‐ă)
Current: Six
Ety: Gr. hex, six
Ex: Hexapoda, hexahedron
HEPT/A (hĕp‐tă)
Current: Seven
Ety: Gr. hepta, seven
Ex: Heptachromic, heptagynous
OKT/A (ŏk‐tă)
OCT/A (ŏk‐tă)
Current: Eight
Ety: Gr. okto, eight
Ex: Octaploid, octopus
ENNE/A (en‐nē‐ă)
Current: Nine
Ety: Gr. ennea, nine
Ex: Enneagon, enneaphylla
DEC/A (dek‐ă)
Current: Ten
Ety: Gr. deka, ten
Ex: Decagram, decapod
HENDEC/A (hen‐dek‐ă)
Current: Eleven
Ety: Gr. hendeka, eleven
Ex: Hendecahedron, hendecagon
DODEC/A (dō‐dek‐ă)
Current: Twelve
Ety: Gr. dodeka, twelve
Ex: Dodecahedron, dodekagynus
HECAT/O (hĕk‐ă‐tō)
HECT/O (hĕk‐tō)
Current: One hundred
Ety: Gr. hekaton, one hundred
Ex: Hecatomeric, hectogram
CHILI/O (kil‐i‐ ō)
KIL/O (kil‐ō)
Current: One thousand
Ety: Gr. chilioi, one thousand
Ex: Chiliad, kilometer
MYRI/O (mĭr‐ē‐ō)
Current: Ten thousand, innumerable
Ety: Gr. myrioi ten thousand, innumerable
Ex: Myriapoda, myriad