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δώδεκα
twelve /ˈðoðeka/
otherB1#1790 most common
Also: a dozen (in counting contexts)
Example sentences
Είμαι δώδεκα χρονών.
I am twelve years old.
Ένας χρόνος έχει δώδεκα μήνες.
A year has twelve months.
Το ρολόι δείχνει δώδεκα.
The clock shows twelve.
Θα έρθουν δώδεκα άτομα στο πάρτι.
Twelve people will come to the party.
Οι δώδεκα μαθητές πέρασαν όλοι τις εξετάσεις.
All twelve students passed the exams.
Οι δώδεκα θεοί του Ολύμπου κυριαρχούσαν στην αρχαία ελληνική μυθολογία.
The twelve gods of Olympus dominated ancient Greek mythology.
Word family
δέκαten
δωδέκατοςtwelfth
δωδεκάδαa dozen, a group of twelve
Δωδεκάνησαthe Dodecanese ("twelve islands")
δωδεκάθεοthe twelve Olympian gods
Etymology
Δώδεκα is a compound of δύο (two) and δέκα (ten), literally "two-ten." This same additive pattern for numbers eleven through nineteen is common across Indo-European languages. The word has stayed essentially unchanged from Ancient Greek to today.
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