Numbers Flashcards
un-
num. Latin. ‘one’. unit, unitary.
hen-
num. Greek. ‘one’. hyphen.
sol-
adj. Latin. ‘alone, single’. sole, solo, solitary.
mon-
adj. Greek. ‘alone, single’. monogamy.
sesqu-
num. Latin. ‘one and a half’. sesquicentennial, sesquipedalian.
di-
num. Greek. ‘two’. dich- ~ dy-. dihedron, dichotomy, dyad.
du-
num. Latin. ‘two’. dual, duplex.
bi-
num. Latin. ‘two, twice’. ~ bin-. biennial, binary. *
tri-
num. Latin. ‘three’. ~ trin- ~ tern- ~ tre- ~ ter. triple, Trinity, ternary, ter. (tri- also Greek.)
quadr-
num. Latin. ‘four’. quadrangle, quadruple.
tetra-
num. Greek. ‘four’. tetragon.
quart-
num. Latin. ‘fourth’. ~ Fr. quatr-. quarter, quartigravida, quatrain.
quint-
num. Latin. ‘five’. quintuple, quintet.
penta-
num. Greek. ‘five’. pentagon, Pentacost.
sex-
num. Latin. ‘six’. ~ sext-. sextuple, sextet.
hexa-
num. Greek. ‘six’. hexagon, hexameter.
septem-
num. Latin. ‘seven’. septuple, September.
hepta-
num. Greek. ‘seven’. heptagon.
octo-
num. Latin. ‘eight’. ~ oct-. octuple, octet, October.
octa-
num. Greek. ‘eight’. octagon.
novem-
num. Latin. ‘nine’. ~ nov- ~ non-. November, novena, nonipara.
nona-
num. Greek. ‘nine’. ~ ennea-. nonagon (enneagon), .
decem-
num. Latin. ‘ten’. ~ decim- ~ dec-. December, decimal, decade.
deca-
num. Greek. ‘ten’. ~ deka-. decahedron, Decalogue.
cent-
num. Latin. ‘hundred’. cent, centennial.
hect-
num. Greek. ‘hundred, many’. hectare, hectometer.
mill-
num. Latin. ‘thousand’. million, millipede.
kil-
num. Greek. ‘thousand’. kilogram, kilometer.
