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six en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sɪks/
• /səks/ (New-Zealand)
• sĭks
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• (Australia) audio

Etymology

PIE word *swéḱs From Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, 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, Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ). Doublet of sice. Toilet sense predates military usage.

Meanings

1. A group or set with six elements.
2. The digit or figure 6.
   • how about 100 then? for 100, I wanted to pay homage to the people who have been using seximal this entire time. specifically, I used the word for six sixes found in the Ndom language, "nif". (Can we date this quote?), jan Misali, “what to call the numbers”, in seximal.net:
3. A playing card featuring six pips.
4. A person who is six years old.
   • The fives and sixes will have a snack first, then the older kids.
5. Six o'clock.
   • In Austria the prisoners rise at five, [...]. There are morning prayers at a quarter to six, after which the prisoners are conducted to work. 1838, Francis Bisset Hawkins, chapter XIII, in Germany: The Spirit of Her History, Literature, Social Condition and National Economy, Illustrated by Reference to Her Physical, Moral and Political Statistics, etc., →OCLC, page 228:
6. (qualifier:by ellipsis of six o'clock, slang) Rear, behind (rear side of something).
   • cover my six
   • Just as having an enemy on your “six” is the hardest situation to escape, being on an enemy at six o'clock is the surest kill. Fighter pilots are always practicing maneuvers to get out from having another aircraft on their six. 2009, Bill Yenne, Aces High: The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-scoring American Aces of World War II, Penguin, →ISBN, page 98:
7. 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.
   • His century featured 12 sixes.
   • England required 15 from the last over of the regular match. Ben Stokes hit a six and benefited when a throw from the deep hit him and went for four overthrows. 2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport, London:
8. A touchdown.
9. (North-Wales) A bathroom or toilet.
10. (obsolete) Small beer sold at six shillings per barrel.

Forms

Deriveds

pick six · all sixes and sevens · short six · long six · at six and seven · deep six · at sixes and sevens · six feet under · hit someone for six

Relateds

ϛ΄ · στ΄ · 陆 · 6 · VI · 六 · Ⅵ · Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages · 陸

Translations (40)

ru шестёрка (set or group with six components) · pt seis (digit) · fi kuutonen (digit) · zh 六 (digit) · ay suxta (digit) · gl seis (digit) · da sekstal (digit) · de Sechs (digit) · ttj omukaaga (set or group with six components) · sv sexa (digit) · el έξι (digit) · es seis (digit) · qu suqta (digit) · lt šešeri (set or group with six components) · ru шестёрка (digit) · gd a sia (set or group with six components) · ca sextet (set or group with six components) · ba алтау (set or group with six components) · ja シックス (digit) · eu sei (digit) · pt meia dúzia (digit) · be шасцёрка (digit) · pl szóstka (digit) · lt šešerios (set or group with six components) · pt meia (digit) · hi छक्का (cricket) · hi छह (digit) · ro șase (digit) · ja 六 (digit) · sk šesť (digit) · bg шести́ца (set or group with six components) · fr six (digit) · mk шестка (digit) · clt suocaruv (digit) · ml ആറ് (digit) · gd sianar (set or group with six components) · el εξάδα (set or group with six components) · bg шест (digit) · ca sis (digit) · lt šešetas (digit)

six en · NUM

Pronunciation

• /sɪks/
• /səks/ (New-Zealand)
• sĭks
• (US) audio
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

PIE word *swéḱs From Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, 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, Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ). Doublet of sice. Toilet sense predates military usage.

Meanings

1. A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).
   • Gunshots rang out in the capital Abuja and also in the neighboring Niger state as police lobbed tear gas to disperse defiant protesters. In Niger, at least six people are now feared dead, local media reported. 2024 August 1, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, “Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation”, in CNN:

Deriveds

Six Hills · six-wheeler · six-way · six-yard area · pick six · six ways to Sunday · double-six · big six · six senses · sixteen · hit it for six · six-figure · six ways till Sunday · number six · six-water grog · six figures · sixth · hit on all six · six-footedness · it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six · six-legged · deep-six · grade six · six penny nail · pick-six · sixie · six-pack · sixmonth · six o'clock swill · Six Counties · all sixes and nines · sixmo · six-gun · six-leggedness · this day six months · six-pointer · five-six · six-stitcher · half-past-six · six and two threes · six-yard box · six-banded armadillo · six-month club · six-string · six-coupled · hit a six · drive a coach and six through · six-ring · six-top · six perfections · sixfold · sixel · sixscore · sixling · sixes and nines · Six Mile Swamp · six-square · sixpenny · six-pack of rolls · sixer · Meal Team Six · six pack · sixgill · eighty-six · sixish · Six Mile Bottom · knock someone for six · sixpence · king of six · six-ace flat · sixpack · sixshooter · six-shooter · nine-nine-six · sixxen · six-footer · six-lined racerunner · six-thousander · six-pack bezique · six of the best · six-man football · six-spotted leafhopper · Schläfli double six · Sixer · Six Bells · six of one, half a dozen of the other · six-sided · six-penny nail · six bob a day tourist · sixies · sixty · Six Mile · six pointer · sixplex · six foot · six ways from Sunday · straight-six · Six Nations of the Grand River · have someone's six · sixness · have got someone's six

Descendants

siksi · sigisi

Relateds

sixth

Translations (465)

nog алты (cardinal number) · pt meia (cardinal number) · shi sḍes (cardinal number) · nds sess (cardinal number) · aii ܐܸܫܸܬ (cardinal number) · mbb he'enem (cardinal number) · tfn k'uzhch'en'i (cardinal number) · hak 六 (cardinal number) · iba nam (cardinal number) · sco sax (cardinal number) · cjm nam (cardinal number) · tih onom (cardinal number) · xsr དྲུག (cardinal number) · vro kuuś (cardinal number) · tvl ono (cardinal number) · tl seis (cardinal number) · ml ആറ് (cardinal number) · vot kuus (cardinal number) · bjn anam (cardinal number) · ruq șasi (cardinal number) · gd sia (cardinal number) · grc ἕξ (cardinal number) · hop navay (cardinal number) · sd ڇه (cardinal number) · sq gjashtë (cardinal number) · sid leye (cardinal number) · ho sikis (cardinal number) · af ses (cardinal number) · ur چھہ (cardinal number) · ia sex (cardinal number) · kbd хы (cardinal number) · tet neen (cardinal number) · gu છ (cardinal number) · blt ꪶꪬꪀ (cardinal number) · tr altı (cardinal number) · ceb unom (cardinal number) · vo mäl (cardinal number) · dv ހަ (cardinal number) · vot kuusi (cardinal number) · esu arvinlegen (cardinal number) · gd sianar (cardinal number) · oj ingodwaaswi (cardinal number) · lou sis (cardinal number) · ttj mukaaga (cardinal number) · ckt ыннанмытлыӈэн (cardinal number) · myv кото (cardinal number) · bxd kʰjauʔ⁵⁵ (cardinal number) · war unom (cardinal number) · rap ono (cardinal number) · fur sîs (cardinal number) · nds soss (cardinal number) · cop ⲥⲟⲟⲩ (cardinal number) · ko 식스 (cardinal number) · agj ስድስት (cardinal number) · khb ᦷᦠᧅ (cardinal number) · csm tém·ok·a- (cardinal number) · scn sei (cardinal number) · shn ႁူၵ်း (cardinal number) · kg sambanu (cardinal number) · fa شِش (cardinal number) · moe kutuasht (cardinal number) · fr six (cardinal number) · jv enem (cardinal number) · sa षष् (cardinal number) · ms انم (cardinal number) · haw ʻeono (cardinal number) · ro șase (cardinal number) · so lix (cardinal number) · mdh nem (cardinal number) · naq ǃnani (cardinal number) · dsb šesć (cardinal number) · vec sie (cardinal number) · pbv ynru (cardinal number) · zh 六 (cardinal number) · bh छव (cardinal number) · mdf мота (cardinal number) · lij sêi (cardinal number) · mba ha-anam (cardinal number) · xdq ре́ккал (cardinal number) · ady хы (cardinal number) · kai bàcōɗì (cardinal number) · zku marru (cardinal number) · syl ꠍꠄ (cardinal number) · tvo rora (cardinal number) · yue 六 (cardinal number) · no seks (cardinal number) · ltg seši (cardinal number) · krj anëm (cardinal number) · na año (cardinal number) · is sex (cardinal number) · tmr שת (cardinal number) · roa-tar sèje (cardinal number) · mnw တရဴ (cardinal number) · ps شپږ (cardinal number) · xag 𐕞𐕡𐕇 (cardinal number) · sux 𒐋 (cardinal number) · he שישה (cardinal number) · km ប្រាំមួយ (cardinal number) · pis sikis (cardinal number) · pcc rogt (cardinal number) · arc ܫܬ (cardinal number) · amw ܫܬ (cardinal number) · sh ше̑ст (cardinal number) · mi ono (cardinal number) · aio ꩭုက︀် (cardinal number) · srn siksi (cardinal number) · lb sechs (cardinal number) · tly şəş (cardinal number) · ota آلتی (cardinal number) · msk unum (cardinal number) · ktu sambanu (cardinal number) · fy seis (cardinal number) · gek pyáŋmùʔ (cardinal number) · ofs sex (cardinal number) · fo seks (cardinal number) · frr seeks (cardinal number) · txb ṣkas (cardinal number) · sms kutt (cardinal number) · rsk шейсц (cardinal number) · dlg алта (cardinal number) · ms enam (cardinal number) · lut yəlaʔc (cardinal number) · mww rau (cardinal number) · ood cudp (cardinal number) · uk шість (cardinal number) · be шасцёра (cardinal number) · br c'hwec'h (cardinal number) · tig ስስ (cardinal number) · mad ənnam (cardinal number) · ilo innem (cardinal number) · yao msano na mo (cardinal number) · twf mą́łi (cardinal number) · gl seis (cardinal number) · cdo 六 (cardinal number) · sh šȇst (cardinal number) · klj alta (cardinal number) · tl anim (cardinal number) · ban enem (cardinal number) · zku yarapurla purlaityi (cardinal number) · mrw nem (cardinal number) · quc waqib (cardinal number) · os ӕхсӕз (cardinal number) · nl zes (cardinal number) · min anam (cardinal number) · kr àrákkú (cardinal number) · cv улттӑ (cardinal number) · ruo șåse (cardinal number) · sah алта (cardinal number) · rm sis (cardinal number) · txg 𗤁 (cardinal number) · ht sis (cardinal number) · ja ６ (cardinal number) · ar سِتَّة (cardinal number) · lv seši (cardinal number) · sma govhte (cardinal number) · ddg neme (cardinal number) · ty ono (cardinal number) · hrx sechs (cardinal number) · otk 𐰞𐱃𐰃 (cardinal number) · oc sièis (cardinal number) · xh ntandathu (cardinal number) · tpi sikispela (cardinal number) · chn tax̣am (cardinal number) · cab sisi (cardinal number) · lus paruk (cardinal number) · kw whegh (cardinal number) · vep kuź (cardinal number) · gez ስሱ (cardinal number) · an sies (cardinal number) · ace nam (cardinal number) · niv ӈах (cardinal number) · ja 六つ (cardinal number) · roa-cha sé (cardinal number) · lou si (preconsonantal) (cardinal number) · alt алты (cardinal number) · it sei (cardinal number) · muy múku (cardinal number) · ttt şeyş (cardinal number) · rmf ȟou (cardinal number) · rgn si (cardinal number) · kn ೬ (cardinal number) · ist seije (cardinal number) · qu suqta (cardinal number) · mk шест (cardinal number) · wa shijh (cardinal number) · mg enina (cardinal number) · oaa нуңу (cardinal number) · bn ছয় (cardinal number) · hy վեց (cardinal number) · pa ਛੇ (cardinal number) · dtp onom (cardinal number) · lkt šákpe (cardinal number) · bsq mɛ̀nɛ̌ìn-ɖò (cardinal number) · aii ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (cardinal number) · oc sheis (cardinal number) · haw ono (cardinal number) · arc ܐܫܬܐ (cardinal number) · kok स (cardinal number) · wuu 六 (cardinal number) · win hakewe (cardinal number) · wao paténaʔukʰ (cardinal number) · ccc sokta (cardinal number) · css naquichi (cardinal number) · be шэсць (cardinal number) · ain イワン (cardinal number) · mnc ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ (cardinal number) · uk ше́стеро (cardinal number) · akl an-om (cardinal number) · unm kwëtash (cardinal number) · cam bwö mu céiu wön (cardinal number) · ce йалх (cardinal number) · ny sanu n'chimodzi (cardinal number) · crp-cpr 射史 (cardinal number) · izh kuus (cardinal number) · ja シックス (cardinal number) · th หก (cardinal number) · kjh алты (cardinal number) · av анлъго (cardinal number) · frr sös (cardinal number) · mr सहा (cardinal number) · tk alty (cardinal number) · gld нюңгун (cardinal number) · ky алты (cardinal number) · cu шесть (cardinal number) · sip ཏུཀ (cardinal number) · hsb šěsć (cardinal number) · dlm si (cardinal number) · kea sais (cardinal number) · lou siz (prevocalic) (cardinal number) · udi уъхъ (cardinal number) · gez ስድስቱ (cardinal number) · ctd guk (cardinal number) · arc ܐܫܬ (cardinal number) · enm six (cardinal number) · el στ΄ (cardinal number) · aot korok (cardinal number) · nv hastą́ą́ (cardinal number) · duu kruq (cardinal number) · ext seis (cardinal number) · chr ᏑᏓᎵ (cardinal number) · za loeg (cardinal number) · rcf sis (cardinal number) · ik itchaksrat (cardinal number) · lmo ses (cardinal number) · apw gostán (cardinal number) · ko 여섯 (cardinal number) · es seis (cardinal number) · id enam (cardinal number) · kk алты (cardinal number) · tg шаш (cardinal number) · he שִׁשָּׁה (cardinal number) · ms nam (cardinal number) · crh altı (cardinal number) · se guhtta (cardinal number) · akk 𒐋 (cardinal number) · ru ше́стеро (cardinal number) · wmw sita (cardinal number) · ssy lix (cardinal number) · my ခြောက် (cardinal number) · ne छ (cardinal number) · he שֵׁשׁ (cardinal number) · sv sex (cardinal number) · ru шесть (cardinal number) · arc ܫܬܐ (cardinal number) · iby sónĩ́é (cardinal number) · ga sé (cardinal number) · krc алты (cardinal number) · pdc sechs (cardinal number) · ill nem (cardinal number) · cs šestery (cardinal number) · aho 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (cardinal number) · koi квать (cardinal number) · krl kuusi (cardinal number) · yai ухш (cardinal number) · zun dobalekk'ya (cardinal number) · kn ಆರು (cardinal number) · qu sogta (cardinal number) · nah chicuace (cardinal number) · cs šest (cardinal number) · xto ṣäk (cardinal number) · pt seis (cardinal number) · wym zachs (cardinal number) · kok ಸೊ (cardinal number) · ak asĩa (cardinal number) · frr soks (cardinal number) · eve нюӈэн (cardinal number) · tzm ⵙⴹⵉⵙ (cardinal number) · lut dᶻəlačiʔ (cardinal number) · kxd anam (cardinal number) · mn ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ (cardinal number) · eu sei (cardinal number) · mak annang (cardinal number) · el ϛ΄ (cardinal number) · ta ஆறு (cardinal number) · cy chwech (cardinal number) · mzn شش (cardinal number) · zza şeş (diq) (cardinal number) · hi छः (cardinal number) · as ছয় (cardinal number) · ije séndé (cardinal number) · kr araske (cardinal number) · smn kuttâ (cardinal number) · tzj uaki (cardinal number) · fi kuusi (cardinal number) · de sechs (cardinal number) · isd annam (cardinal number) · tft rara (cardinal number) · sw sita (cardinal number) · okr sónĩ́é (cardinal number) · pap seis (cardinal number) · yrk-for маʼт (cardinal number) · kix lǖvòk (cardinal number) · mt sitta (cardinal number) · bo དྲུག (cardinal number) · niu ono (cardinal number) · io sis (cardinal number) · ba алты (cardinal number) · abq цба (cardinal number) · moe ashutash (cardinal number) · bcl anom (cardinal number) · gv shey (cardinal number) · to ono (cardinal number) · xal зурһан (cardinal number) · ksw ဃု (cardinal number) · yka ennem (cardinal number) · ig isii (cardinal number) · ko 륙 (cardinal number) · vi sáu (cardinal number) · ay suxta (cardinal number) · hi छह (cardinal number) · pl sześć (cardinal number) · rup shase (cardinal number) · lld sies (cardinal number) · yua waak (cardinal number) · nds söss (cardinal number) · mrc xamxuk (cardinal number) · ak asia (cardinal number) · lez ругуд (cardinal number) · bg шест (cardinal number) · csb szesc (cardinal number) · tyv алды (cardinal number) · rue шість (cardinal number) · ti ሽድሽተ (cardinal number) · ttg enom (cardinal number) · az altı (cardinal number) · ha shidà (cardinal number) · de sächs (cardinal number) · tmr שתא (cardinal number) · glk شیش (cardinal number) · evn нюӈун (cardinal number) · rhg só (cardinal number) · wo juróom benn (cardinal number) · et kuus (cardinal number) · mfe sis (cardinal number) · rup shasi (cardinal number) · mrv ono (cardinal number) · mn зургаа (cardinal number) · cyo anem (cardinal number) · zh лю (cardinal number) · bni motoba (cardinal number) · fj ono (cardinal number) · tdd ᥞᥨᥐᥱ (cardinal number) · aa lacéy (cardinal number) · tal pɨmé (cardinal number) · jra năm (cardinal number) · gor olomo (cardinal number) · kmr şeş (cardinal number) · om ja'a (cardinal number) · sc ses (cardinal number) · te ఆరు (cardinal number) · kaa alti (cardinal number) · arn kayu (cardinal number) · nqm mer (cardinal number) · sm ono (cardinal number) · cjm nem (cardinal number) · enf моту (cardinal number) · ln motoba (cardinal number) · ale atuung (cardinal number) · udm куать (cardinal number) · gug poteĩ (cardinal number) · sl šést (cardinal number) · ijs hondio (Akaha) (cardinal number) · ang six (cardinal number) · mhn secks (cardinal number) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃 (cardinal number) · lmw páccadak (cardinal number) · lv sešas (cardinal number) · am ስድስት (cardinal number) · hu hat (cardinal number) · el έξι (cardinal number) · an seis (cardinal number) · rom śov (cardinal number) · ce ялх (cardinal number) · or ଛଅ: (cardinal number) · kl arfinillit (cardinal number) · szl šeść (cardinal number) · ml ആറു (cardinal number) · rar ono (cardinal number) · afn mããŋgo (cardinal number) · orh ɲuŋun (cardinal number) · mns-nor хо̄т (cardinal number) · zom guk (cardinal number) · ab фба (cardinal number) · chk onuchö (cardinal number) · cr nikotwâsik (cardinal number) · ast seis (cardinal number) · co sei (cardinal number) · eo ses (cardinal number) · mhr кудыт (cardinal number) · ckb شەش (cardinal number) · tsg unum (cardinal number) · ff jeegom (cardinal number) · la sex (cardinal number) · sk šesť (cardinal number) · ug ئالتە (cardinal number) · egl sî (cardinal number) · an sieis (cardinal number) · pms ses (cardinal number) · umu ngwútaash (cardinal number) · da seks (cardinal number) · bi sikis (cardinal number) · ude њуӈу (cardinal number) · zh 六 (cardinal number) · si හය (cardinal number) · bdk рыхьыд (cardinal number) · ems arwilgen (cardinal number) · tt алты (cardinal number) · udl mūkú (cardinal number) · pdt sass (cardinal number) · amw ܫܬ̤ܐ (cardinal number) · kpv квайт (cardinal number) · su genep (cardinal number) · pl sześcioro (cardinal number) · ca sis (cardinal number) · ltg sešys (cardinal number) · mtq khảu (cardinal number) · nci chicuacē (cardinal number) · ja 六 (cardinal number) · ii ꃘ (cardinal number) · yi זעקס (cardinal number) · chk onumön (cardinal number) · pim camatinge (cardinal number) · liv kūž (cardinal number) · ko 육 (cardinal number) · mh jiljino (cardinal number) · kok सो (cardinal number) · bua зургаан (cardinal number) · uz olti (cardinal number) · ka ექვსი (cardinal number) · mn ᠖ (cardinal number) · sat ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ (cardinal number) · ms نم (cardinal number) · dz དྲུག (cardinal number) · mwl seis (cardinal number) · bug enneng (cardinal number) · zu isithupha (cardinal number) · lo ຫົກ (cardinal number) · lt šeši (cardinal number) · gil onoua (cardinal number) · kmb samanu (cardinal number) · shi sḍest (cardinal number) · hil anum (cardinal number) · stq säks (cardinal number) · pdc sex (cardinal number) · lic dom (cardinal number)