Once, twice, thrice... what comes next? How far can you "count" using this kind of adverb?
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Mort The Conqueror
ANSWERS: 5
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Nothing, I'm afraid. These three are the only words of their type, and no further terms in the series have ever existed (the suggestion of `quince' for `five times' is picturesque but no more!). Closer to that may be: Primary, secondary, tertiary,quaternary, quinary, senary, septenary, octonary, nonary, denary. Words also exist for `twelfth order' (duodenary) and `twentieth order' (vigenary).
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If there are none as your first respondant suggested, then that leaves room to make some up. What do you reckon?
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"The problem with a lot of people's suggestions is that they're of the wrong root. You can't use Latin or Greek roots on a word of Germanic origin. We need Old English roots. http://www.zompist.com/euro.htm#ie lists Old English number roots. Code: Old English root English word án once twá twice þrí thrice (þ means th) féower ???? fíf ???? You can see how the Old English word became the modern English word. féower was Old English for four, so the word is obviously fource (pronounced like "force"). In the same way, the next word is fifce. We continue with sikce (not 100% on that one), sevence, and so on." Source: http://www.halfpixel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1400
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Fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth etc., It's just that usually people are making a point when they use that phrase, they might go on to say, 'several times' or something similar.
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Several :)
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