hexas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξάς (exás).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhek.sas/, [ˈhɛks̠äs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈek.sas/, [ˈɛksäs]

Noun

hexas f (genitive hexadis); third declension

the number six

Usage notes

The usual word for "six" as a numeral in Latin is sex.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hexas	hexadēs
Genitive	hexadis	hexadum
Dative	hexadī	hexadibus
Accusative	hexadem	hexadēs
Ablative	hexade	hexadibus
Vocative	hexas	hexadēs

References

“hexas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
hexas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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