The document defines prefixes used to denote numbers in Latin and Greek. It provides examples of English words that use prefixes such as semi, uni, bi, tri, quad, quin, sex, sept, oct, non, dec, dodec, and cent to indicate quantities like half, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, and hundred. It also includes some Greek-derived prefixes like hemi, mono, tetra, penta, hexa, hepta, octa, ennea, deca, and hecto that perform the same function in compound words and terms.
The document defines prefixes used to denote numbers in Latin and Greek. It provides examples of English words that use prefixes such as semi, uni, bi, tri, quad, quin, sex, sept, oct, non, dec, dodec, and cent to indicate quantities like half, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, and hundred. It also includes some Greek-derived prefixes like hemi, mono, tetra, penta, hexa, hepta, octa, ennea, deca, and hecto that perform the same function in compound words and terms.
The document defines prefixes used to denote numbers in Latin and Greek. It provides examples of English words that use prefixes such as semi, uni, bi, tri, quad, quin, sex, sept, oct, non, dec, dodec, and cent to indicate quantities like half, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, and hundred. It also includes some Greek-derived prefixes like hemi, mono, tetra, penta, hexa, hepta, octa, ennea, deca, and hecto that perform the same function in compound words and terms.
Mono (Gr) unison (same pitch of voice), unilateral, unicum (unique to its kind) unicameralism, universe, university monograph (deep analysis on a subject) monotonous, monoplane, monism, Monaco
Bi (L) Two, double Bilateral, bigamy, bicentenary, biweekly, billion
Di (Gr) – du – two Diameter, dichromatic, dilemma, diphthong, divide, divorce, digamy (after divorce or one’s death) didactyl dilogy (speech having two meanings) Didim (twin temples)
Tri (L and Gr) Three Trireme (ship with three oars)
Hexa (Gr) Hexameter, hexagon Sept (L) seven September Hepta (Gr) Octo (L) eight October Octa/octo (Gr) Octopus, octave Octane: shows the quality of petrol
Nona, novem (L) nine November, nonuplet
Ennea (Gr) Ennead (a group of nine) Deç (L) ten Decimal (take one tenth of...) Deca (Gr) Decimate, December, decade, ten, decillion, decuplets Decalogue (ten commands of Bible) Tithe (tax of one tenth of smo’s income/ aşar) Decameron (ten days) Dekanos-dean-dekan Doudec (L) twelve Duodenum, Dodeca (Gr) Dodecanese (twelve Islands) Dodecasyllabic, dodecaphony