seys

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Old Spanish[edit]

Old Spanish cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : seys
    Ordinal : sesto
    Adverbial : seys vezes

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

seys m

  1. six
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 11v:
      […] pero ella no nasce si non en la tierra que es seys meses dia ⁊ seys noche.
      […] but it occurs only in the land where it is six months daytime and six nighttime.

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Spanish: seis

Portuguese[edit]

Adjective[edit]

seys

  1. Obsolete spelling of seis