six
TranslingualEdit
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NumeralEdit
six
- Code word for the digit 6 in the NATO/ICAO spelling alphabet
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ 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 §5.2.1.3, Figure 5–1
- ^ International Maritime Organisation (2005). International Code of Signals, p. 22–23. Fourth edition, London.
EnglishEdit
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| Cardinal: six Ordinal: sixth, ecto- Latinate ordinal: senary Multiplier: sextuple, sixfold Distributive: sextuply Collective: hexad, sixsome Fractional: sixth Number of musicians: sextet | ||
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English six, from Old English syx, siex, 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
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /sɪks/, enPR: sĭks
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪks
- Homophones: sicks, sics
NumeralEdit
six
- A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••).
- Describing a group or set with six elements.
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TranslationsEdit
cardinal number
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describing set or group with six components
NounEdit
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.
- 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.
- (American football) A touchdown.
- (obsolete) Small beer sold at six shillings per barrel.
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TranslationsEdit
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military slang: rear, behind — See also translations at rear
cricket
American football: touchdown — See also translations at touchdown
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
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See alsoEdit
- 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
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FrenchEdit
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/ (independant)
- 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
NounEdit
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| Cardinal: six Ordinal: sixième Multiplier: sextuple | ||
six m (plural six)
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Further readingEdit
- “six” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle EnglishEdit
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| Cardinal: six Ordinal: sixte | ||
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old English siex, syx, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
six
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “six, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French sis, six.
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
six (invariable)
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NormanEdit
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| Cardinal : six | ||
EtymologyEdit
From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
NumeralEdit
six