"πέντε" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πέντε in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

IPA: /pén.te/, /ˈpen.te/, /ˈpen.de/, /pén.te/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpen.te/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpen.te/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpen.te/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpen.de/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: pénte [romanization], πέμπτος [ordinal], πεντᾰ́κῐς [adverbial], πέμπε [alternative, Aeolic]
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Cognates include Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan), Latin quīnque, Old Armenian հինգ (hing) and Old English fīf (English five). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*pénkʷe}} Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*pénkʷe}} Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe, {{cog|sa|पञ्चन्|tr=páñcan}} Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan), {{cog|la|quīnque}} Latin quīnque, {{cog|xcl|հինգ}} Old Armenian հինգ (hing), {{cog|ang|fīf}} Old English fīf, {{cog|en|five}} English five Head templates: {{grc-num|adv=πεντᾰ́κῐς|ord=πέμπτος}} πέντε • (pénte) (ordinal πέμπτος, adverbial πεντᾰ́κῐς)
  1. five Derived forms: πεντα- (penta-)

Alternative forms

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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 10.317"
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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        "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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      "ipa": "/ˈpen.de/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpen.te/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpen.te/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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