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

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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· (6), ·ꙅ҃· (6)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: шэсць (šescʹ); шэсьць (šesʹcʹ) (Taraškievica orthography)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: шість (šistʹ)
  • Ukrainian: шість (šistʹ)

Further reading

  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “шесть, шестъ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 557
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    Bulyka, A. M., editor (2009), “шесть, шестъ, шэсть”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 29 (пристрастный – ракъ), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 421

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 Proto-Slavic *šestь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)
  • (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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