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pentekostys

pentekostys noun: a group of fifty men in the Ancient Greek army.

Noun

pentekostys (plural pentekosties)

  1. A group of fifty men in the Ancient Greek army.

Forms of pentekostys

pluralpentekosties

Origin of pentekostys

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστύς (pentēkostús), from πεντηκοστός (pentēkostós, “fiftieth”).

Questions about pentekostys

What does pentekostys mean?
Pentekostys means a group of fifty men in the Ancient Greek army.
What part of speech is pentekostys?
Pentekostys is a noun.
What is the plural of pentekostys?
The plural of pentekostys is pentekosties.

Words near pentekostys in the dictionary

  1. pentecosty
  2. pentecostys
  3. pentegraph
  4. pentegraphs
  5. pentekosties
  6. pentekostys
  7. pentel
  8. pentel pen
  9. pentel pens
  10. Pentelic
  11. Pentelic marble

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