seis

seis

1. plural of sei

• Isse, sies, sise, -sies, -esis

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

• IPA^(key): /səis/

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seis (plural seise)

1. scythe

   Synonym: sens

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

seis

1. six

• seyes

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

seis (indeclinable)

1. six

• seys, seyis
• sais, says, sayis

Borrowed from Spanish seis.

• IPA^(key): /seˈʔis/
• Hyphenation: se‧is

seís (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)

1. six

   Synonym: anom

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

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

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.

Akin to Spanish, from Latin sex.

seis

1. six

• IPA^(key): /ˈsei̯s/
• Rhymes: -ei̯s
• Syllabification: seis

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

seis

1. six

seis m pl

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

seis m pl

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

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

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsei̯s/,
• Rhymes: -eis
• Hyphenation^(key): seis

seis!

1. stop! (do not move! stop moving!)
2. stop, cease, halt

   Synonyms: poikki, stop

   työt seis! ― stop working!

   pelit seis! ― halt the game! / stop playing!

• “seis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• Essi, essi

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsejs/

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• Rhymes: -ejs

seis (indeclinable)

1. six

From Portuguese seis. Cognate with Kabuverdianu sais.

seis

1. six (6)

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsetisːæ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈse.is/,
• Rhymes: -etisː, -e.is
• Hyphenation: seis

seis

1. inessive plural of setä

From Proto-Finnic *säic'en.

seis

1. seven

• Livonian cardinals (1–11):

ikš, kakš, kuolm, nēļa, vīž, kūž, seis, kōdõks, īdõks, kim, ikštuoistõn (Compounds with both parts inflected given in bold)

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

seis

1. six

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

• IPA^(key): /sɛjs/

seis

1. six

• Occitan: sièis

From Portuguese seis and Spanish seis and Kabuverdianu sais.

seis

1. six (6)

• seys, seix (obsolete)

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

• Rhymes: -ejʃ
• Hyphenation: seis

seis m or f

1. six

For quotations using this term, see Citations:seis.

seis m (invariable)

1. six

For quotations using this term, see Citations:seis.

• Kabuverdianu: sais
• Macanese: sês
• Papiamentu: seis

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

• sis (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
• ses (Puter, Vallader)

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

seis

1. (Surmiran) six

seis

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

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

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈseis/

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eis
• Syllabification: seis

seis

1. six

• → Aklanon: sais
• → Cebuano: sayis
• → Tagalog: seis

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

• “seis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

• sais — common

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

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /seˈʔis/ (dated)
  • IPA^(key): /saˈʔis/
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: se‧is

seís (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)

1. six

   Synonym: anim

seís (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)

1. (card games) six (card)

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

• “seis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “seis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 527

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

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

seis

1. six

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

seis c (plural seizen, diminutive seiske)

1. six

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