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
- (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.