hexas
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξάς (exás).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɛk.sas]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛk.sas]
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.
| 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.