Cont(a) [Cont, Conta]

Morpheme

Cont(a) [Cont, Conta]

Type

bound base

Denotation

tens, times ten, multiplied by ten

Etymology

Latinized form of Ancient Greek -konta

Evidence

dotriacontahectane, dotriacontane, hentetracontane, hentriacontane, heptaconta-, heptacontagon, heptacontane, heptatriacontane, hexaconta-, hexacontagon, hexacontahedra, hexacontahedron, hexacontane, hexatetracontane, hexatriacontane, nonaconta-, nonacontane, nonatriacontane, octaconta-, octacontagon, octacontane, octatriacontane, pentaconta-, pentacontagon, pentacontaheptachoron, pentacontane, pentatriacontane, tetraconta-, tetracontadigon, tetracontagon, tetracontakaihexagon, tetracontane, tetratetracontane, tetratriacontane, triaconta-, triacontadigon, triacontakaitetragon, triacontane, triacontatetragon, untriacontane

Notes

Cont usual form before vowels
Conta usual form before consonants