seis

See also: séis and -seis

English

Noun

seis

  1. plural of sei

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zeis, from Middle Dutch seise, from older seisene, from Proto-West Germanic *segisnu. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. odt missing

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səis/
  • (file)

Noun

seis (plural seise)

  1. scythe
    Synonym: sens

Aragonese

Aragonese cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : seis

Etymology

From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (six).

Numeral

seis

  1. six

Asturian

Asturian cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : seis
    Ordinal : sestu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (six).

Numeral

seis (indeclinable)

  1. six

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

  • Krause & Slocum reconstruct IPA(key): /ses/ with a short vowel[1]

Numeral

seis

  1. six
    • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
      Jussus ita numerabat. Ita, tua, tria, fyder, fyuf, seis, sevene, prorsus, ut nos Flandri.
      When asked, he counted thus: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, just as we Flemings do.

References

Extremaduran

Etymology

Akin to Spanish, from Latin sex.

Numeral

seis

  1. six

Fala

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsei̯s/

Etymology 1

Fala numbers (edit)
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: seis
    Ordinal: sextu

From Old Galician-Portuguese seis, from Latin sex (six).

Numeral

seis

  1. six

Determiner

seis m pl

  1. masculine plural of sei (his, her, its, their)

Pronoun

seis m pl

  1. masculine plural of sei (his, hers, its, theirs)

See also

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

Originally the second-person singular imperative of seistä the meaning "stand" has turned into "stop". Having been used as such an established interjection, this is generally no longer considered a verb form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsei̯s/, [ˈs̠e̞i̯s̠]
  • Rhymes: -eis
  • Syllabification(key): seis

Interjection

seis!

  1. stop!

Further reading

Anagrams

Galician

Galician numbers (edit)
60[a], [b]
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: seis
    Ordinal: sexto
    Ordinal abbreviation:
    Multiplier (standard): séxtuplo
    Multiplier (reintegrationist): sêxtuplo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese seis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (six).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsejs/ [ˈs̺ejs̺]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ejs

Numeral

seis (indeclinable)

  1. six

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Guinea-Bissau Creole cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : seis

Etymology

From Portuguese seis. Cognate with Kabuverdianu sais.

Numeral

seis

  1. six (6)

Ingrian

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈse.isːæ/, [ˈs̠e̞.is̠ː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈse.is/, [ˈʃe̞.iʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -e.isː, -e.is
  • Hyphenation: seis

Noun

seis

  1. inessive plural of setä

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *säic'en.

Numeral

seis

  1. seven

Declension

See also

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (six).

Numeral

seis

  1. six

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (six).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛjs/

Numeral

seis

  1. six

Descendants

  • Occitan: sièis

Papiamentu

Papiamentu cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : seis

Etymology

From Portuguese seis and Spanish seis and Kabuverdianu sais.

Numeral

seis

  1. six (6)

Portuguese

Portuguese numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: seis
    Ordinal: sexto
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6.º
    Multiplier: sêxtuplo
    Fractional: sexto
    Group: sexteto

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese seis, seys, from Latin sex (six), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (six).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -ejʃ
  • Hyphenation: seis

Numeral

seis m or f

  1. six

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:seis.

Noun

seis m (invariable)

  1. six

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:seis.

Descendants

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
oito nove dez valete dama rei jóquer, curinga

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin sex (compare Spanish seis), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Numeral

seis

  1. (Surmiran) six

Scots

Verb

seis

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of sei

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish *seise, from Old Norse sessi.

Noun

seis m (genitive singular seis, plural seisean)

  1. sufficiency, enough
  2. match, equal
    Cha d'fhuair Fionn a sheis riamh.
    Finn never met his match.
    Tha do sheis an taic riut.
    Your match is in contact with you.
  3. friend, companion
  4. satisfaction
  5. treat, entertainment

Spanish

Spanish numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: seis
    Ordinal: sexto
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6.º
    Multiplier: séxtuple
    Fractional: sexto

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), French six, Old English six, English six.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseis/ [ˈsei̯s]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eis
  • Syllabification: seis

Numeral

seis

  1. six

Descendants

See also

Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)
as dos tres cuatro cinco seis siete
ocho nueve diez sota reina rey comodín

Further reading

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: anim
    Spanish cardinal: seis
    Ordinal: ikaanim, pang-anim
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-6, pang-6
    Adverbial: makaanim
    Multiplier: anim na ibayo
    Distributive: tig-anim, animan, anim-anim
    Restrictive: aanim
    Fractional: kanim, sangkanim, saikanim, kaanim, sangkaanim, ikaanim, saikaanim

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish seis, from Latin sex. Compare Cebuano sayis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈʔis/, [sɛˈʔis] (dated)

  • IPA(key): /saˈʔis/, [sɐˈʔis]
  • Hyphenation: se‧is

Numeral

seís (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)

  1. six
    Synonym: anim

Derived terms

  • ikaseis

Noun

seís (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)

  1. (card games) six (card)

See also

Playing cards in Tagalog · baraha (layout · text)
alas dos tres kuwatro singko seis siyete
otso nuwebe diyes kabayo, sota reyna hari diyoker, payaso

Further reading

  • seis at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • seis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

West Frisian

West Frisian cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : seis
    Ordinal : seiste

Etymology

From Old Frisian sex, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

  • (Clay) IPA(key): /sai̯s/
  • (Wood) IPA(key): /sɛi̯s/

Numeral

seis

  1. six

Further reading

  • seis”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Noun

seis c (plural seizen, diminutive seiske)

  1. six

Further reading

  • seis”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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