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zes.

six

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

num/zɛs/
  1. six

    Hij werkte zes dagen per week en heeft nu een burnout.
    Hollanders gaan vaak rond zessen avondeten.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch ses, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

noun/zɛs/
  1. six (the digit or figure 6)

    feminine · masculine
  2. the lowest passing grade, on a scale from 10 (highest grade) to 1 (lowest grade); D− (US)

    Netherlands · Suriname · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch ses, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

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