ὀκτα-
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”), modeled after ἑπτᾰ́ (heptá, “seven”), τετρᾰ- (tetra-, “four”). Compare ἑξᾰ- (hexa-), πεντᾰ- (penta-, “five”), etc.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ok.ta/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ok.ta/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ok.ta/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ok.ta/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ok.ta/
Prefix
ὀκτᾰ- • (okta-)
- eight
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Ancient_Greek_words_prefixed_with_%E1%BD%80%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B1-' title='Category:Ancient Greek words prefixed with ὀκτα-'>Ancient Greek words prefixed with ὀκτα-</a>
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “1066”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 2