hexa-

English

Alternative forms

• hex- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From Latin hexa-, from Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-), from ἕξ (héx, “six”).

Prefix

hexa-

1. Forming compound words with the sense of "six".

Synonyms

• sex-, sexa-

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hexachord
• hexadecimal
• hexagon
• hexagram

• hexahedron
• hexahydrodipyridyl
• hexameter
• hexapod

• hexapoda
• hexastyle
• hexomino
• Hexameron (theology)

Translations

prefix for 6

• French: hexa- (fr)
• Hungarian: hexa-

• Italian: esa-
• Latin: hexa-

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-), from ἕξ (héx, “six”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛksɒ]
• Hyphenation: he‧xa

Prefix

hexa-

1. hexa- (forming compound words with the sense of "six")

Derived terms

► Hungarian adjectives prefixed with hexa-

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-), from ἕξ (héx, “six”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /hek.sa/, [hɛk.sa]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /hek.sa/

Prefix

hexa-

1. hexa-

Descendants

• Italian: esa-