Adjective Roots for Numbers

Question 1

Null-

Answer 1

none; no [connecting vowel is “i”}

Question 2

mon-

Answer 2

one [un- with -gravida or -para means “once”] [connecting vowel for un- is “i”]

Question 3

un-

Answer 3

one [un- with -gravida or -para means “first time”] [connecting vowel is “i”]

Question 4

di-; dipl-; bi-; bin-

Answer 4

two; doub;e [no connecting vowel follows di-, bi-, bin-] [use bi- if consonant follows, bin- if vowel follows] [see mod. 4, bi = life]

Question 5

secund-

Answer 5

second [with -gravida or -para means “twice”] [connecting vowel is “i”]

Question 6

tert-

Answer 6

three; third [connecting vowel is “i”]

Question 7

tri-

Answer 7

three [no connecting vowel follows]

Question 8

tripl-

Answer 8

three; triple

Question 9

quadr-

Answer 9

four [connecting vowel is “i”]

Question 10

quart-

Answer 10

four; fourth [connecting vowel is “i”]

Question 11

quint-

Answer 11

five; fifth [connecting vowel is “i”]

Question 12

pent-

Answer 12

five

Question 13

penta-

Answer 13

five

Question 14

sext-

Answer 14

six; sixth [connecting vowel is “i”]

Question 15

hex-

Answer 15

six

Question 16

hexa-

Answer 16

six

Question 17

sex-

Answer 17

six

Question 18

hept-; hepta-; spet-*

Answer 18

Seven; seventh [connecting vowel for hept- and sept- i “i”] {see Mod. 11, sept-]

Question 19

Oct-; Octa-

Answer 19

eight; eighth [connecting vowel for oct- is “i”]

Question 20

Non-*; Nona-

Answer 20

Nine; ninth [connecting vowel for non- is “i”] [see Mod. 3, non- = not]

Question 21

dec-

Answer 21

ten; tenth; one-tenth [connecting vowel is “i”]

Question 22

mer-

Answer 22

part; partial

Question 23

poly-

Answer 23

many; multiple [no cv]

Question 24

mult-

Answer 24

many; multiple [cv = i]

Question 25

plur-

Answer 25

many; multiple [cv = i]