seis

See also: séis and -seis

English

Noun

seis

plural of sei

Anagrams

-esis, -sies, sies, sise

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/
Audio (file)

Noun

seis (plural seise)

scythe
Synonym: sens

Aragonese

**Aragonese cardinal numbers**
< 5	6	7 >
Cardinal : seis

Etymology

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

Numeral

seis

six

Asturian

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

Alternative forms

seyes

Etymology

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

Numeral

seis (indeclinable)

six

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

seis

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

^ https://lrc.la.utexas.edu/eieol/gotol/100#grammar_718

Extremaduran

Etymology

Akin to Spanish, from Latin sex.

Numeral

seis

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

six

Etymology 2

Determiner

seis m pl

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

Pronoun

seis m pl

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

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/,
Rhymes: -eis
Syllabification^(key): seis

Interjection

seis!

stop!

Anagrams

Essi, essi

Galician

**Galician numbers ^(edit)**
	60^{[a], [b]}
← 5	6	7 →
Cardinal: seis Ordinal: sexto Ordinal abbreviation: 6º Multiplier (standard): séxtuplo Multiplier (reintegrationist): sêxtuplo
Galician Wikipedia article on 6

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsejs/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ejs

Numeral

seis (indeclinable)

six

Guinea-Bissau Creole

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

Etymology

From Portuguese seis. Cognate with Kabuverdianu sais.

Numeral

seis

six (6)

Ingrian

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈse.isːæ/,
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈse.is/,
Rhymes: -e.isː, -e.is
Hyphenation: seis

Noun

seis

inessive plural of setä

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *säic'en.

Numeral

seis

seven

Declension

Declension of seis

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
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

Mirandese

Etymology

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

Numeral

seis

six

Old Occitan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛjs/

Numeral

seis

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

six (6)

Portuguese

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

Alternative forms

seys, seix (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsejs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsejʃ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐjʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsejʃ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsejʃ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈseʃ/

Rhymes: -ejʃ
Hyphenation: seis

Numeral

seis m or f

six

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:seis.

Noun

seis m (invariable)

six

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:seis.

Descendants

Kabuverdianu: sais
Macanese: sês
Papiamentu: seis

Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Numeral

seis

(Surmiran) six

Scots

Verb

seis

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)

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.
friend, companion
satisfaction
treat, entertainment

Spanish

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

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/
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -eis
Syllabification: seis

Numeral

seis

six

Descendants

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

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
Tagalog Wikipedia article on 6

Alternative forms

sais — common

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /seˈʔis/, (dated)

IPA^(key): /saˈʔis/,
Hyphenation: se‧is

Numeral

seís (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)

six
Synonym: anim

Derived terms

ikaseis

Related terms

Noun

seís (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)

(card games) six (card)

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

six

Noun

seis c (plural seizen, diminutive seiske)

six

			Possessee
			Singular		Plural
			Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Possessor	First person	Singular	mei	miña	meis	miñas
	First person	Plural	nosu	nosa	nosus	nosas
	Second person	Singular	tei	túa, tu¹	teis	túas, tus¹
	Second person	Plural	vosu	vosa	vosus	vosas
	Third person		sei	súa, su¹	seis	súas, sus¹

Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)

as	dos	tres	cuatro	cinco	seis	siete

ocho	nueve	diez	sota	reina	rey	comodín

Playing cards in Tagalog · baraha (layout · text)

alas	dos	tres	kuwatro	singko	seis	siyete

otso	nuwebe	diyes	kabayo, sota	reyna	hari	diyoker, payaso

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