sescenti
Latin
| < DXCIX | DC | DCI > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : sescentī Ordinal : sescentēsimus Distributive : sescēnī | ||
Alternative forms
- Symbol: DC
Etymology
From sex (“six”) + centum (“hundred”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sesˈken.tiː/, [sɛsˈkɛn.tiː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈʃen.ti/
Numeral
sescentī m pl (feminine sescentae, neuter sescenta); first/second declension-->
- six hundred; 600
Usage notes
Used as a plural adjective. For more information see Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers.
Inflection
First/second declension, no singular.
| Number | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sescentī | sescentae | sescenta |
| Genitive | sescentōrum | sescentārum | sescentōrum |
| Dative | sescentīs | sescentīs | sescentīs |
| Accusative | sescentōs | sescentās | sescenta |
| Ablative | sescentīs | sescentīs | sescentīs |
| Vocative | sescentī | sescentae | sescenta |
Descendants
- Italian: seicento
- Portuguese: seiscentos
- Spanish: seiscientos
See also
- Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers
References
- sescenti in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sescenti in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sescenti in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette