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6վեց

Armenian numbers

How to say six (6) in Armenian

Six (6) in Armenian is վեց, pronounced vets'.

Romanization:
vets'

Six in use

  • Վեց տարեկան եմ։
    Vets' tarekan em.
    I'm 6 years old.
  • Ժամը վեցն է։
    Zhamə vets'n e.
    It's 6 o'clock.
  • վեց խնձոր
    vets' khndzor
    6 apples

After a number, an Armenian noun stays singular: վեց խնձոր is literally “6 apple”.

Good to know

Its ordinal adds -երորդ: վեցերորդ. Only 1st to 4th have their own words.

Numbers built from 6

  • 6վեցvets'
  • 16տասնվեցtasnvets'
  • 60վաթսունvat'sun
  • 600վեց հարյուրvets' haryur
  • 6,000վեց հազարvets' hazar

6 in Armenian letters

Before Arabic digits, Armenians wrote numbers with letters: every letter of Mesrop Mashtots' alphabet had a value. 6 is written Զ — you still see it on clock faces, in church calendars and in chapter numbers.

Questions

How do you say six in Armenian?

Six is վեց, pronounced vets'.

How do you say “6th” in Armenian?

The ordinal is վեցերորդ (vets'erord).

How is 6 written in Armenian letters?

In the classical system it is Զ. Everyday Armenian uses ordinary digits: 6.

Do Armenian nouns take the plural after six?

No. After any number the noun stays singular: վեց խնձոր — “6 apple”.

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