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triskaideka-

triskaideka- prefix: thirteen.

Prefix

triskaideka-

  1. thirteen
    Synonyms:
    trideca-

Synonyms of triskaideka-

Forms of triskaideka-

alternative formtriskaideca-

Origin of triskaideka-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka, “thirteen”), from τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + καί (kaí, “and”) + δέκα (déka, “ten”). By surface analysis, tris- + -kai- + deka-.

Questions about triskaideka-

What does triskaideka- mean?
Triskaideka- means thirteen.
What part of speech is triskaideka-?
Triskaideka- is a prefix.

Words near triskaideka- in the dictionary

  1. triskaidecagrams
  2. triskaidecahedra
  3. triskaidecahedron
  4. triskaidecahedrons
  5. triskaidecaphobia
  6. triskaideka-
  7. triskaidekahedron
  8. triskaidekahedrons
  9. triskaidekaphobe
  10. triskaidekaphobes
  11. triskaidekaphobia

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