ὀκτώ

See also: οκτώ

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 η’
8
9  → 
    Cardinal: ὀκτώ (oktṓ)
    Ordinal: ὄγδοος (ógdoos)
    Adverbial: ὀκτᾰ́κῐς (oktắkĭs)
    Collective: ὀκτᾰ́ς (oktắs), ὀγδοᾰ́ς (ogdoắs)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Cognates include Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa), Latin octō, and Old English eahta (English eight).

Pronunciation

 

Numeral

ὀκτώ • (oktṓ) (ordinal ὄγδοος, adverbial ὀκτᾰ́κῐς)

  1. eight

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Byzantine Greek: ὀκτώ (oktṓ)
  • English: octo-, octa-

References