шесть

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Old Church Slavonic

Old Church Slavonic numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: шесть (šestĭ)
    Ordinal: шестъ (šestŭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *šestь.

Numeral

шесть (šestĭ)

  1. six

Declension

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Old East Slavic

Old East Slavic numbers (edit)
 ←  5 ѕ҃
6
7  → 
    Cardinal: шесть (šestĭ)
    Ordinal: шестъ (šestŭ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šȅstь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕɛstɪ//ˈɕɛstʲɪ//ˈɕɛːstʲ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈɕɛstɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈɕɛstʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈɕɛːstʲ/

Numeral

шесть (šestĭ)

  1. six (6)
    • XI—XII centuries, Miracles of Nicola:
      Уноша бѣ нѣкъто именьмь никола. Дѣмоньскъмь объдьржимъ лежаше м(с̑)ць шесть.
      Unoša bě někŭto imenĭmĭ nikola. Děmonĭskŭmĭ obŭdĭržimŭ ležaše m(s̑)cĭ šestĭ.
      When was some youngster with name Nicola. He laid possessed for six months.
    Synonym: ·ѕ҃· (6)

Declension

Declension of шесть (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative шесть
šestĭ


genitive шести
šesti


dative шести
šesti


accusative шесть
šestĭ


instrumental шестиѭ
šestijǫ


locative шести
šesti


vocative шести
šesti


Descendants

References

  • Zaliznjak, Andrej A. (2019) “Drevnerusskoje udarenije: Obščije svedenija i slovarʹ.”, in Languages of Slavic Culture (in Russian), Moscow: Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 672:шестьšestʹ

Old Ruthenian

Old Ruthenian numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: шесть (šestʹ)
    Ordinal: шостый (šostyj)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic шесть (šestĭ), from Proto-Slavic *šȅstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *šéšti, from *šéš, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Cognate with Russian шесть (šestʹ), Old Church Slavonic шесть (šestĭ).

Numeral

шесть (šestʹ)

  1. six (6)
    Synonyms: ·ѕ҃· (·z:·), ·ꙅ҃·

Descendants

Further reading

Russian

Russian numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: шесть (šestʹ)
    Ordinal: шесто́й (šestój)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6-о́й (6-ój)
    Adverbial: ше́стью (šéstʹju)
    Multiplier: шестерно́й (šesternój), шестикра́тный (šestikrátnyj)
    Collective: ше́стеро (šéstero)
    Fractional: шеста́я (šestája), шести́на (šestína)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic шесть (šestĭ), from Proto-Slavic *šestь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *šéš, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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  • (low colloquial, dialectal or humorous) IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: шесь)

Numeral

шесть (šestʹ)

  1. six (6)

Usage notes

шесть (šestʹ) in the nominative case and accusative case governs the genitive plural of the noun. In other cases, it governs the corresponding plural case of the noun.

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