hepta- / hept-
seven
Greek · hepta (ἑπτά)
Greek heptá means "seven". A heptagon has seven sides, a heptathlon is a contest of seven events, a heptameter is a verse line of seven feet, and a heptad is any group of seven.
Memory trick
HEPTA sounds like "HEP-ta": seven HEP cats in a row.
Words from this root
- heptagon (hepta + gon) — shape with seven sidesसप्तभुज
- heptagonal (hepta + gon + al) — seven-sidedसात भुजाओं वाला
- heptathlon (hepta + thlon) — seven-event athletics contestसात खेलों की प्रतियोगिता
- heptagram (hepta + gram) — seven-pointed starसात कोनों वाला तारा
- heptarchy (hept + archy) — rule by sevenसात का शासन
- heptameter (hepta + meter) — verse line of seven feetसात पदों वाली पंक्ति
- heptane (hept + ane) — chemical with seven carbonsहेप्टेन
- heptad (hept + ad) — a group of sevenसात का समूह
- heptahedron (hepta + hedron) — solid with seven facesसात फलकों वाला ठोस
- heptachord (hepta + chord) — seven-note scaleसात स्वरों का सप्तक