ἕβδομος

See also: έβδομος

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
    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, and Old Church Slavonic седмъ (sedmŭ) (< *sebdmъ < *septmъ), with the same voicing.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

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

  1. seventh

References

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