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What Latin numeral morpheme is used to represent the number five?
What Latin numeral morpheme is used to represent the number five?
- quad
- uni
- tri
- quint (correct)
Which Greek word part is associated with the number nine?
Which Greek word part is associated with the number nine?
- tetra
- oct
- hex
- ennea (correct)
Which Greek numeral morpheme is linked to the number ten?
Which Greek numeral morpheme is linked to the number ten?
- deca (correct)
- hexa
- octa
- tetra
The Greek word part 'hept' relates to which number?
The Greek word part 'hept' relates to which number?
Which Latin morpheme denotes the number three?
Which Latin morpheme denotes the number three?
Which Latin numeral morpheme is correctly matched with the number two?
Which Latin numeral morpheme is correctly matched with the number two?
In Latin, which morpheme is used to represent the number four?
In Latin, which morpheme is used to represent the number four?
What Greek numeral morpheme is connected with the number seven?
What Greek numeral morpheme is connected with the number seven?
Which Greek word part corresponds to the number five?
Which Greek word part corresponds to the number five?
In English, which morpheme is correctly matched with the number six?
In English, which morpheme is correctly matched with the number six?
What Latin word part is linked to the number nine?
What Latin word part is linked to the number nine?
'Hex' as a Greek word part relates to which number?
'Hex' as a Greek word part relates to which number?
Study Notes
Numeral Morphemes in English, Latin, and Greek
- One is represented by the morpheme "uni" in English and "uni" in Latin, with examples including "unicorn", "unicycle", and "universe".
Two
- Two is represented by the morphemes "bi" and "duo" in English and "bi" and "duo" in Latin, with examples including "bicycle", "biannual", and "bipolar".
Three
- Three is represented by the morphemes "tri" and "ter" in English and "tri" in Latin, with examples including "triangle", "tricycle", and "tertiary".
Four
- Four is represented by the morphemes "quadr" and "quar" in English and "quadr" in Latin, with examples including "quadrangle", "quart", and "quartile".
Five
- Five is represented by the morpheme "quint" in English and "quint" in Latin, with examples including "quintet", "quintuple", and "quintuplet".
Six
- Six is represented by the morpheme "sex" in English and "hex" in Greek, with examples including "sextant", "sextet", and "hexagon".
Seven
- Seven is represented by the morpheme "sept" in English and "hept" in Greek, with examples including "september", "septuagenarian", and "heptagon".
Eight
- Eight is represented by the morphemes "octa" and "octo" in English and "octa" and "octo" in Greek, with examples including "octagon", "October", and "octopus".
Nine
- Nine is represented by the morphemes "nona" and "nove" in English and "nove" and "enne" in Greek, with examples including "September", "nonagenarian", and "ennead".
Ten
- Ten is represented by the morphemes "dec", "deca", and "deci" in English and "dec" in Latin, with examples including "decade", "December", and "decathlon".
Large Numbers
- 100 is represented by the morpheme "cent" in English and "cent" in Latin, with examples including "century", "centigrade", and "centimeter".
- 1000 is represented by the morphemes "milli" in English and "milli" in Latin, with examples including "millenary", "millennium", and "million".
- 10,000 is represented by the morpheme "mega" in English and "mega" in Greek, with examples including "megawatt", "megabyte", and "megameter".
- 1,000,000 is represented by the morpheme "bi" (two) + "million" in English, with examples including "billion".
- 1,000,000,000 is represented by the morpheme "giga" in English and "giga" in Greek, with examples including "gigabyte", "gigahertz".
- 1,000,000,000,000 is represented by the morpheme "tera" in English and "tera" in Greek, with examples including "terabyte", "terahertz".
- 1,000,000,000,000,000 is represented by the morpheme "peta" in English and "peta" in Greek, with examples including "petabyte", "petameter".
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Test your knowledge on numeral morphemes in English, Latin, and Greek with examples and words containing these morphemes. Practice identifying morphemes for numbers one to nine in various languages.
