seis

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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.

References

Etymology

Akin to Spanish, from Latin sex.

Numeral

seis

1. six

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

References

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

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/, [ˈs̠e̞i̯s̠]
• Rhymes: -eis
• Hyphenation^(key): seis

Interjection

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!

Further reading

• “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

Anagrams

• Essi, essi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsejs/ [ˈs̺ejs̺]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ejs

Numeral

seis (indeclinable)

1. six

Etymology

From Portuguese seis. Cognate with Kabuverdianu sais.

Numeral

seis

1. six (6)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

seis

1. inessive plural of setä

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *säic'en.

Numeral

seis

1. seven

Etymology

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

Numeral

seis

1. six

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛjs/

Numeral

seis

1. six

Etymology

From Portuguese seis and Spanish seis and Kabuverdianu sais.

Numeral

seis

1. six (6)

Alternative forms

• seys, seix (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ejʃ
• Hyphenation: seis

Numeral

seis m or f

1. six

Noun

seis m (invariable)

1. six

See also

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

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Numeral

seis

1. (Surmiran) six

Verb

seis

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

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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/ [ˈsei̯s]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eis
• Syllabification: seis

Numeral

seis

1. six

See also

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

Further reading

• “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

Alternative forms

• sais — common

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

seís (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)

1. six

   Synonym: anim

Noun

seís (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)

1. (card games) six (card)

See also

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

Further reading

• “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

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

1. six

Noun

seis c (plural seizen, diminutive seiske)

1. six