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seis
seis
English
Noun
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- plural of sei
 
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (“six”).
Numeral
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- (cardinal) six
 
Asturian
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|       Cardinal : seis Ordinal : sestu  | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (“six”).
Numeral
seis (indeclinable)
- (cardinal) six
 
Crimean Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
Numeral
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-  six
-  1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
-  Jussus ita numerabat. Ita, tua, tria, fyder, fyuf, seis, sevene, prorsus, ut nos Flandri.
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 -  Jussus ita numerabat. Ita, tua, tria, fyder, fyuf, seis, sevene, prorsus, ut nos Flandri.
 
 -  1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
 
Finnish
(index se)
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/
 - Hyphenation: seis
 
Interjection
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- stop!
 
Anagrams
Galician
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|       Cardinal : seis Ordinal : sexto  | ||
| Galician Wikipedia article on seis | ||
Etymology
From Old Portuguese seis, from Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (“six”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
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- (cardinal) six
 
Livonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *säic'en.
Numeral
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- (cardinal) seven
 
Declension
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
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| nominative (nominatīv) | seis | seisõd | 
| genitive (genitīv) | seis | seisõd | 
| partitive (partitīv) | seisõ | seisidi | 
| dative (datīv) | seisõn | seisõdõn | 
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | seisõks | seisõdõks | 
| illative (illatīv) | seisõ | seisiž | 
| inessive (inesīv) | seisõs | seisis | 
| elative (elatīv) | seisõst | seisist | 
See also
- Livonian cardinals (1–11):
 
Mirandese
Etymology
From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (“six”).
Numeral
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- (cardinal) six
 
Old Provençal
Etymology
From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (“six”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛjs/
 
Numeral
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- (cardinal) six
 
Descendants
Portuguese
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|       Cardinal : seis Ordinal : sexto Multiplier : sêxtuplo  | ||
| Portuguese Wikipedia article on seis | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Portuguese seis, seys, from Latin sex (“six”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (“six”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɐjʃ/, /ˈsejʃ/
 - Hyphenation: seis
 - Rhymes: -ejʃ
 
Numeral
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Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:seis.
Noun
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Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:seis.
See also
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Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin sex (compare Spanish seis), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
Numeral
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Scots
Verb
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- third-person singular simple present indicative form of sei
 
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish seise, from Old Norse sessi.
Noun
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- sufficiency, enough
 -  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.
 
 
 -  Cha d'fhuair Fionn a sheis riamh.
 - friend, companion
 - satisfaction
 - treat, entertainment
 
Spanish
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|       Cardinal : seis Ordinal : sexto Multiplier : séxtuplo  | ||
Etymology
From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), French six, Old English siex (English six).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seis/
 
Numeral
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- (cardinal) six
 
West Frisian
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| Cardinal : seis | ||
Etymology
From Old Frisian sex, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
Noun
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- (cardinal) six
 






