Notes: The following is a list of number prefixes derived from Latin (L) or Greek (G), followed by commonly used examples.


½. semi- (L): Semitone (half step), semi-quaver (sixteenth note, British)

1. uni- (L), mono-(G): unison, monochord (used to demonstrate mathematical principals of musical sounds), monophonic

2. du- (L), di-(G): duet, diatonic

3. tri- (L/G): tritone, triad, triplet

4. quart- (L), tetra- (G): quarter note, quartet, tetrachord

5. quint- (L), penta-(G): quintuplet, quintet, pentachord, pentatonic

6. sex- (L), hexa-(G): sextuplet, sextet, hexachord

7. sept- (L): septuplet, septet

8. oct- (L), octa- (G): octave, octet

9 .nona- (L): nonet

10. deca- (G): decatet