Talk:Greek numerical prefixes

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Any pages you know that can link here?? 66.32.251.152 01:02, 19 May 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Latin Scholar Needed!

We need a page on Latin numerical prefixes - I can fill in some of the links Leonard G. 04:49, 20 May 2004 (UTC) Oh, my Latin book had all of those in the back. It was given back at the end of the year. I can probably do something with it, but not until August. ɱўɭĩєWhat did I dowrong 11:01, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation of "chilia"

As mentioned here, "chilia" is the Greek prefix for 1000. The ch is pronounced using a sound not found in English, namely, the ch in the Scottish loch. Because this sound is not in English, does anyone know of the best way to approximate this ch sound. (Do not confuse this sound with the ch in church, which is very different.) 66.245.26.111 19:55, 30 May 2004 (UTC)

χ was pronounced like k in ancient times (close but not exact); in Modern Greek it is like an h but much stronger. m.e. 07:43, 19 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Words with Greek "ch" are always pronounced with "k" in English (for example, "Achilles"). -- Daniel Reinhardt, 11:31, 28 Oct 2004

In English, it's /k/. That does sound a bit odd to me, but I'm used to hearing it with a modern Greek accent... Unless we are going to give Greek pronunciations for the others (/penda/ for penta, /ðoðeka/ for dodeca, etc.) we oughtn't single out chilia. —Tkinias 11:00, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] True or false??

True or false: this article needs at attention message. 66.245.100.146 01:34, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Chilia- problem

Is anyone aware of the question I wrote at Talk:1000 (number)?? It is important that this question should be answered by whoever can answer it. 66.245.2.106 14:33, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Problem

Any comments about merging this article and the Latin numerical prefixes article into one article called Numerical prefixes?? Any comments please explain using whatever detail you can. Georgia guy 17:46, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

  • Well ... it allows you to include twi-, which is an Old English prefix that isn't on either of these lists. ☺ Uncle G 00:30, 2005 Mar 20 (UTC)

[edit] Sanskrit numerical prefixes

Somebody believes in the existence of a third kind of numerical prefix besides Greek and Latin, namely Sanskrit. Does anyone know what these are:

1. eka- 2. dvi- 3. tri- 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 20. 100. 1000. Georgia guy 22:48, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)