siex

Old English

Alternative forms

sex, seox, syx

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sehs, whence also Old Frisian sex, Old Saxon sehs, Middle Dutch sesse (Dutch zes), Old High German sehs (German sechs), Old Norse sex (Swedish sex), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃 (saihs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs, cognate with Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), Latin sex, Old Irish sē (Irish sé), Proto-Slavic *šestь (Russian шесть (šestʹ)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siy̯ks/, /sie̯ks/

Numeral

siex

(West Saxon) (cardinal) six

Related terms

syxta

Descendants

Middle English: six, sex, cex
- English: six
- Scots: sex, sax
- Yola: zeese

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.