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)

1. 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

1. sixteen

Descendants

• Spanish: sece (obsolete)

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

seze

1. obsolete spelling of sece

Usage notes

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