six
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See also: Six
English[edit]
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| Cardinal : six Ordinal : sixth Multiplier : sextuple |
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Etymology[edit]
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, Danish seks, also Latin sex.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /sɪks/, enPR: sĭks
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪks
- Homophones: sicks, sics
Numeral[edit]
six
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from six
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
cardinal number
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set or group with six components
Noun[edit]
six (plural sixes)
- The digit or figure 6.
- (military slang, by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something).
- cover my six
- (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.
- (American football) A touchdown.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
digit
cricket
military slang
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See also[edit]
| Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ace | deuce, two | three | four | five | six | seven |
| eight | nine | ten | jack | queen | king | joker |
- 6 (Arabic numeral)
- 陸, 六 (Chinese numerals)
- Ⅵ or VI (Roman numeral)
- στ΄ or ϛ΄ (Greek numeral)
- Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French six, from Old French sis, six, from Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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| Cardinal : six Ordinal : sixième |
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| French Wikipedia article on six | ||
six m (plural six)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
| Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text) | ||||||
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| as | deux | trois | quatre | cinq | six | sept |
| huit | neuf | dix | valet | dame | roi | joker |
External links[edit]
- “six” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Lojban[edit]
Rafsi[edit]
six
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French sis, six.
Numeral[edit]
six (invariable)
Descendants[edit]
- French: six
Norman[edit]
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| Cardinal : six | ||
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| Cardinal : six | ||
Etymology[edit]
From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (Jersey) (file)
Numeral[edit]
six
Novial[edit]
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| Cardinal : six Ordinal : sixesmi |
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Numeral[edit]
six
- (cardinal) six
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