# seis
## English
### Noun

seis
* plural of sei

### Anagrams

* Isse, sies, sise, -sies, -esis

## 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: /səis/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

seis (plural seise)
* scythe
    Synonym: sens

## Aragonese
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

seis
* six

## Asturian
### Alternative forms

* seyes

### Etymology

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

### Numeral

seis (indeclinable)
* six

## Bikol Central
### Alternative forms

* seys, seyis
* sais, says, sayis

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish seis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /seˈʔis/ [seˈʔis]
* Hyphenation: se‧is

### Numeral

seís (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)
* six
    Synonym: anom

#### Related terms

* diyesiseis
* seis siyentos
* sesenta

## Crimean Gothic
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Krause & Slocum reconstruct IPA: /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: /ˈsei̯s/
* Rhymes: -ei̯s
* Syllabification: seis

### Etymology 1

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”)

#### See also

$^1$ Determiner forms used in Lagarteiru before a noun.

### 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: /ˈsei̯s/, [ˈs̠e̞i̯s̠]
* Rhymes: -eis
* Hyphenation: seis

### Interjection

seis!
* stop! (do not move! stop moving!)
* stop, cease, halt
    Synonyms: poikki, stop
    työt seis! ― stop working!
    pelit seis! ― halt the game! / stop playing!

#### Derived terms

* hätä-seis-painike

### 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

## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsejs/ [ˈs̺ejs̺]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ejs

### Numeral

seis (indeclinable)
* six

## Guinea-Bissau Creole
### Etymology

From Portuguese seis. Cognate with Kabuverdianu sais.

### Numeral

seis
* six (6)

## Ingrian
### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

seis
* inessive plural of setä

## Livonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *säic'en.

### Numeral

seis
* seven

#### See also

* Livonian cardinals (1–11):

## 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: /sɛjs/

### Numeral

seis
* six

#### Descendants

* Occitan: sièis

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Portuguese seis and Spanish seis and Kabuverdianu sais.

### Numeral

seis
* six (6)

## Portuguese
### 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: /ˈsejs/ [ˈseɪ̯s]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsejs/ [ˈseɪ̯s]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈsejʃ/ [ˈseɪ̯ʃ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɐjʃ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɐjʃ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈsejʃ/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /ˈsejʃ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /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

### 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 |

## 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
### 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: /ˈseis/ [ˈsei̯s]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eis
* Syllabification: seis

### Numeral

seis
* six

#### Descendants

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

#### 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

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* sais — common

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Numeral

seís (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)
* six
    Synonym: anim

#### Derived terms

* ikaseis

#### Related terms

* a-disiseis
* a-seis
* alas-seis
* beynte seis
* disiseis
* kuwarenta y seis
* nobenta y seis
* otsenta y seis
* seissiyentos
* seksahenarya
* sesenta
* sesenta y seis
* setenta y seis
* singkuwenta y seis
* treynta y seis

### Noun

seís (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜁᜐ᜔)
* (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

## West Frisian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Clay) IPA: /sai̯s/
* (Wood) IPA: /sɛi̯s/

### Numeral

seis
* six

#### Further reading

* “seis”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

### Noun

seis c (plural seizen, diminutive seiske)
* six

#### Further reading

* “seis”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011