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If I'm converting the letters correctly ... Nate Send a noteboard - 18/07/2013 04:20:49 PM

View original postπεντηκονταετειρον - period of fifty years

This one is essentially the same as Tim's pentekontaeteron, and ...


View original postπεντηκονταετηρις - period of fifty yearrs

... this one is pentekontaeteris?

So it sounds like I'm reasonably safe going with some sort of time-blurred bastardization of the common core in there. That's good to have confirmed. Thanks, Tom.

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A question related to ancient Greek words Nate - 16/07/2013 09:58:53 PM 950 Views
Tom's your man for this one, I'd say, maybe Danny or Gabriel Isaac - 16/07/2013 10:50:49 PM 697 Views
It is for fiction, yes. Nate - 16/07/2013 11:12:04 PM 658 Views
Re: It is for fiction, yes. Isaac - 17/07/2013 01:17:19 AM 747 Views
Re: It is for fiction, yes. Stephen - 17/07/2013 10:34:36 AM 613 Views
Re: It is for fiction, yes. Isaac - 17/07/2013 11:48:43 AM 709 Views
That would bug the hell out of me. Nate - 17/07/2013 03:49:12 PM 691 Views
I'd bet few readers would notice or care though Isaac - 17/07/2013 05:26:12 PM 776 Views
Thanks. Nate - 18/07/2013 04:34:23 PM 639 Views
Language is a great way to set a game up. Raserei - 18/07/2013 05:55:49 PM 690 Views
It adds some flavor and style Isaac - 18/07/2013 06:23:01 PM 572 Views
50 = pentêkonta. Year = etos. Tim - 17/07/2013 12:00:09 AM 767 Views
Nice. Nate - 17/07/2013 12:06:59 AM 625 Views
"Fifty years old" is πεντηκονταετης or πεντηκοντουτης Tom - 18/07/2013 12:20:58 PM 562 Views
If I'm converting the letters correctly ... Nate - 18/07/2013 04:20:49 PM 632 Views
The answer is Pentakron... Raserei - 18/07/2013 06:02:11 PM 704 Views
Re: The answer is Pentakron... *NM* Raserei - 18/07/2013 06:02:34 PM 285 Views
If your goal is a common-use word I'd vote /pen tek/, it seems to be quick and comfortable. *NM* HyogaRott - 19/07/2013 04:11:44 PM 266 Views
pentēkontaeteiron, not pentēkontaeteron Tom - 19/07/2013 02:40:51 AM 619 Views
This is what I would go with. Granted, at some level it becomes an issue of transliteration. *NM* Ghavrel - 20/07/2013 10:13:23 AM 281 Views
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