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δεκαπέντε

fifteen /ðekaˈpende/

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Also: 15

Example sentences

Έχω δεκαπέντε ευρώ.
I have fifteen euros.
Ο αδελφός μου είναι δεκαπέντε χρονών.
My brother is fifteen years old.
Θα σε δω σε δεκαπέντε λεπτά.
I'll see you in fifteen minutes.
Δουλεύω σε αυτή την εταιρεία εδώ και δεκαπέντε χρόνια.
I have been working at this company for fifteen years.
Η αίθουσα χωράει το πολύ δεκαπέντε άτομα, οπότε πρέπει να κάνουμε κράτηση νωρίς.
The room holds at most fifteen people, so we need to book early.
Αν και δεκαπέντε δισεκατομμύρια ευρώ διοχετεύτηκαν στο πρόγραμμα ανασυγκρότησης, τα αποτελέσματα παρέμειναν αμφισβητήσιμα.
Although fifteen billion euros were channeled into the reconstruction program, the results remained questionable.

Word family

δέκαtenπέντεfive
δεκαπενθήμεροa fifteen-day period; fortnight
δεκαπενταετίαa period of fifteen years
δεκαπενταετήςfifteen years old, or lasting fifteen years

Etymology

Δεκαπέντε is a compound of δέκα (ten) and πέντε (five). Ancient Greek formed the teens with a phrase like πεντεκαίδεκα, literally five-and-ten, which later simplified into the fused form δεκαπέντε used today. Δέκα and πέντε are both old Indo-European number words with wide cognate networks across the family.

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