six

See also: Six and sîx

English
English numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: six
    Ordinal: sixth
    Multiplier: sextuple, sixfold
    Distributive: sextuply

Etymology

From Middle English six, from Old English syx, siex, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare West Frisian seis, Dutch zes, Low German söss, sess, German sechs, Norwegian and Danish seks, also Latin sex, Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ).

Pronunciation

Numeral

six

  1. A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••).
  2. Describing a group or set with six elements.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

six (plural sixes)

  1. The digit or figure 6.
  2. (military slang, by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something).
    cover my six
  3. (cricket, countable) An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team.
  4. (American football) A touchdown.
  5. (obsolete) Small beer sold at six shillings per barrel.

Derived terms

Translations
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See also
Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text)
ace deuce, two three four five six seven
eight nine ten jack, knave queen king joker
  • 6 (Arabic numeral)
  • 陸, 六 (Chinese numerals)
  • Ⅵ or VI (Roman numeral)
  • στ΄ (st΄) or ϛ΄ (ϛ΄) (Greek numeral)
  • Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Middle French six, from Old French sis, six, from Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sis/
  • (before a vowel or mute h) IPA(key): /si.z‿/
  • (before a consonant or aspirate h) IPA(key): /si/
  • Audio (FR)(file)
  • Audio (Quebec)(file)
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -is

Noun
French cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : six
    Ordinal : sixième
French Wikipedia article on six

six m (plural six)

  1. six

Descendants
  • Haitian Creole: sis
  • Louisiana Creole French: sis
  • Mauritian Creole: sis

See also
Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text)
as deux trois quatre cinq six sept
huit neuf dix valet dame roi joker

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English siex, syx, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiks/

Numeral
cardinal number
6 Previous: five
Next: seven

six

  1. six

Descendants

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French sis, six.

Numeral

six (invariable)

  1. six

Descendants
  • French: six
    • Haitian Creole: sis
    • Louisiana Creole French: sis
    • Mauritian Creole: sis
  • Norman: six

Norman
Norman cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : six
Norman cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : six

Etymology

From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

Numeral

six

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) six

Novial
Novial cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : six
    Ordinal : sixesmi

Numeral

six

  1. six
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