seze

See also: seže and sèzé

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French seize, seze,from Latin sedecim.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.zə/

Numeral

seze (invariable)

sixteen

Descendants

French: seize

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

sedze

Etymology

From Latin sēdecim. Replaced by the analogically formed dieciséis in modern Spanish.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsed͡ze/

Numeral

seze

sixteen

Descendants

Spanish: sece (obsolete)

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈseθe/ [ˈse.θe] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /ˈsese/ [ˈse.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -eθe (Spain)
Rhymes: -ese (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: se‧ze

Numeral

seze

obsolete spelling of sece

Usage notes

The word sece is also obsolete in Spanish and mainly replaced by dieciséis.