six-vingts

French

Etymology

From six (“six”) and vingt (“twenty”), both of which are derived from Latin. From the old vigesimal pattern of expressing 120 as 6×20.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sis.vɛ̃/

Numeral

six-vingts (invariable)

1. (archaic) sixscore, one hundred twenty, 120.

   Synonym: cent-vingt

See also

• quatre-vingts
• sept-vingts
• huit-vingts
• neuf-vingts

Further reading

• “six-vingts”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.