MT 007.02 / SL 266.01
Ideas in Mathematics: The Grammar of Numbers
Romance and Indo-European number sets
Lecture illustration
1. from some Romance languages:
| |
French |
Spanish |
Italian |
| 001 |
un, une |
uno, una |
uno, una |
| 002 |
deux |
dos |
due |
| 003 |
trois |
tres |
tre |
| 004 |
quatre |
cuatro |
quattro |
| 005 |
cinq |
cinco |
cinque |
| 006 |
six |
seis |
sei |
| 007 |
sept |
siete |
sette |
| 008 |
huit |
ocho |
otto |
| 009 |
neuf |
nueve |
nuove |
| 010 |
dix |
dies |
dieci |
| 020 |
vingt |
viente |
venti |
| 030 |
trente |
treinta |
trenta |
| 040 |
quarante |
cuarenta |
quaranta |
| 100 |
cent |
ciente |
cento |
2. from some Indo-European languages:
| |
Sanskrit |
Greek |
Latin |
Armenian |
| 01 |
ékah., ékâ, ékam |
heis, mia, hen |
unus, una, unum |
mi |
| 02 |
d(u)vâ |
dyo |
duo |
erku |
| 03 |
tráyah. |
treis |
três |
erek' |
| 04 |
catvâ´rah. |
téttares |
quattuor |
ch'ork' |
| 05 |
páñca |
pénte |
quinque |
hing |
| 06 |
s.át |
heks |
sex |
vec' |
| 07 |
saptá |
heptá |
septem |
ewt'n |
| 08 |
ás.t.â(v) |
ókto_ |
octo |
ut'n |
| 09 |
náva |
ennéa |
novem |
inn |
| 10 |
dáça |
déka |
decem |
tasn |
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