ἑκατόν

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
1,000
 ←  10  ←  90 ρ’
100
200  →  1,000  → 
10
    Cardinal: ἑκᾰτόν (hekătón)
    Ordinal: ἑκᾰτοστός (hekătostós)
    Adverbial: ἑκᾰτοντᾰ́κις (hekătontắkis)
    Collective: ἑκατοντάς (hekatontás)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hekətón, see there for more. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. Cognates include Old English hundred (English hundred), Latin centum, Sanskrit शत (śatá), and Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬀 (sata).

Pronunciation

 

Numeral

ἑκᾰτόν • (hekătón) (ordinal ἑκᾰτοστός, adverbial ἑκᾰτοντᾰ́κις)

  1. hundred

Derived terms

  • ἑκᾰτον- (hekăton-)
  • ἑκᾰτοντο- (hekătonto-)

Descendants

  • Greek: εκατό (ekató)
  • Mariupol Greek: като́ (kató)
  • English: hecato-

See also

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