zes

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See also: żeś, zês, žes, and ZES

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch *ses, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛs/
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  • Hyphenation: zes
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Numeral

Dutch numbers (edit)
60
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    Cardinal: zes
    Ordinal: zesde

zes

  1. six

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: ses
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: sesi
  • Javindo: ses
  • Jersey Dutch: zääs
  • Negerhollands: ses, sees
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: ses
  • Trió: ses

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German sechs.

Numeral

zes

  1. six (6)

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-rəuX. Cognate with Western Xiangxi Miao roul and Iu Mien lauz.

Pronunciation

Noun

zes

  1. nest

Zealandic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch *ses, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Numeral

zes

  1. six