prefix
Meaning 1
Seven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: septua-, septa-, septi-, sept-
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hepta-
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈhɛptə-/
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/hɛpˈtæ-/ stress adjustment
History
Etymology
PIE word *septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- From Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Faroese: hepta- — seven
- Faroese: sjey- — seven
- German: hepta- — seven
- Hindi: सप्त- (sapt) — seven
- Indonesian: hepta- — seven
- Indonesian: sapta- — seven
- Irish: heipti- — seven
- Italian: epta- — seven
- Italian: etta- — seven
- Polish: hepta- — seven