hexas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξάς (exás).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhek.sas/, [ˈhɛks̠äs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈek.sas/, [ˈɛksäs]

Noun

hexas f (genitive hexadis); third declension

1. 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.