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soixantenaire

/swa.sɑ̃t.nɛʁ/

adjective/swa.sɑ̃t.nɛʁ/

sixty years old

Etymology tree French soixante Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centenāriusbor. French centenairebf. French -enaire French soixantenaire From soixante + -enaire. Cognate with Italian sessantenario.

noun, masculine/feminine/swa.sɑ̃t.nɛʁ/plural: soixantenaires

sixty-year-old

Synonyms: sexagénaire

Etymology tree French soixante Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centenāriusbor. French centenairebf. French -enaire French soixantenaire From soixante + -enaire. Cognate with Italian sessantenario.

noun, masculine/swa.sɑ̃t.nɛʁ/plural: soixantenaires

sixtieth anniversary

Etymology tree French soixante Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centenāriusbor. French centenairebf. French -enaire French soixantenaire From soixante + -enaire. Cognate with Italian sessantenario.