Wiktionary

six

See also: Six and sîx

TranslingualEdit

 
Signal flag for the digit 6

EtymologyEdit

From English six.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

six

  1. (international standards) NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the digit 6.
    Synonym: soxisix (ITU/IMO)

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications; Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status‎[1], 6th edition, International Civil Aviation Organization, October 2001, retrieved 23 January 2019, page §5.2.1.4.3.1

EnglishEdit

 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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English numbers (edit)
60
←  5 6 7  →
    Cardinal: six
    Ordinal: sixth
    Latinate ordinal: senary
    Adverbial: six times
    Multiplier: sixfold
    Latinate multiplier: sextuple
    Distributive: sextuply
    Collective: half-dozen, sixsome
    Multiuse collective: sextuplet, hextuplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: hexad
    Greek collective prefix: hexa-
    Latinate collective prefix: sexa-
    Fractional: sixth
    Latinate fractional prefix: sextant-
    Elemental: sextuplet, hextuplet
    Greek prefix: ecto-
    Number of musicians: sextet
    Number of years: sexennium

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

NumeralEdit

six

  1. A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••).

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Sranan Tongo: siksi
  • Saramaccan: sigisi

TranslationsEdit

NounEdit

six (plural sixes)

  1. A group or set with six elements.
  2. The digit or figure 6.
  3. (military slang, by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something).
    cover my six
    • 2009, Bill Yenne, Aces High: The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-scoring American Aces of World War II, Penguin, →ISBN, page 98:
      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.
  4. (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.
    • 2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport‎[2], London:
      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.
  5. (American football) A touchdown.
  6. (obsolete) Small beer sold at six shillings per barrel.

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

military slang: rear, behind — See also translations at rear
American football: touchdown — See also translations at touchdown
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See alsoEdit

Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text)
             
ace deuce, two three four five six seven
             
eight nine ten jack, knave queen king joker

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

French numbers (edit)
60
←  5 6 7  →
    Cardinal: six
    Ordinal: sixième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6e, (now nonstandard) 6ème
    Multiplier: sextuple
French Wikipedia article on 6

EtymologyEdit

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

The numbers six and dix (“ten”), as well as the pronoun tous (“all”), are remnants of the Old and Middle French pronunciation system where final -s or -x was silent before consonants, pronounced /z/ before vowels, and /s/ in pausa. The only change is that the pausal pronunciation is now invariably used when these words do not precede their referent.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /sis/ (independent)
  • IPA(key): /si.z‿/ (before modified word in a vowel or mute h)
  • IPA(key): /si/ (before modified word in a consonant or aspirate h)
  • Rhymes: -is

NumeralEdit

six (invariable)

  1. six

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Haitian Creole: sis
  • Louisiana Creole: sis
  • Mauritian Creole: sis

See alsoEdit

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

Further readingEdit

MaonanEdit

NumeralEdit

six

  1. four

Middle EnglishEdit

Middle English numbers (edit)
60
←  5 6 7  →
    Cardinal: six
    Ordinal: sixte

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

PronunciationEdit

NumeralEdit

six

  1. six

Related termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Middle FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French sis, six.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): (in isolation) /sis/, (before a vowel) /siz/, (before a consonant) /si/

NumeralEdit

six (invariable)

  1. six

DescendantsEdit

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

NormanEdit

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

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

NumeralEdit

six

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) six

Old EnglishEdit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. from Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information., from Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information., from Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information..

PronunciationEdit

NumeralEdit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

  1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

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DescendantsEdit

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