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Translingual
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| Signal flag for the digit 6 |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
six
- (international standards) NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 6.
- Synonym: soxisix (ITU/IMO)
References
- ^ Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications; Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status, 6th edition, International Civil Aviation Organization, 2001 October, archived from the original on 31 March 2019, page §5.2.1.4.3.1
English
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| Cardinal: six Ordinal: sixth Latinate ordinal: senary Adverbial: six times Multiplier: sixfold Latinate multiplier: sextuple Distributive: sextuply Group collective: half-dozen, sixsome Multipart 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 | ||
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Numeral
six
- A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••).
Derived terms
- all sixes and nines
- all sixes and sevens
- at six and seven
- big six
- deep-six
- double-six
- drive a coach and six through
- five-six
- grade six
- half-past-six
- have got someone's six
- have someone's six
- hit a six
- hit it for six
- hit on all six
- it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six
- king of six
- knock someone for six
- number six
- pick-six
- pick six
- Schläfli double six
- six-ace flat
- six and two threes
- Six Bells
- six bob a day tourist
- Six Counties
- six-coupled
- sixes and nines
- six-figure
- sixfold
- six foot
- six-footedness
- six-footer
- six-gun
- Six Hills
- six-leggedness
- six-lined racerunner
- six-man football
- Six Mile Bottom
- six-month club
- six o'clock swill
- six of one, half a dozen of the other
- six of the best
- six-pack, six pack, sixpack
- six-pack bezique
- sixpence
- six-penny nail
- six penny nail
- six perfections
- six-pointer
- six pointer
- six-ring
- six senses
- six-shooter, sixshooter
- six-sided
- six-stitcher
- six-string
- sixteen
- sixth
- six-top
- sixty
- six-water grog
- six-way
- six ways from Sunday
- six ways till Sunday
- six ways to Sunday
- six-wheeler
- six-yard area
- six-yard box
- straight-six
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
cardinal number
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Noun
six (plural sixes)
- A group or set with six elements.
- The digit or figure 6.
- Six o'clock.
- 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:
- In Austria the prisoners rise at five, [...]. There are morning prayers at a quarter to six, after which the prisoners are conducted to work.
- (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.
- (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, 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.
- (North Wales) A bathroom or toilet.
- (obsolete) Small beer sold at six shillings per barrel.
Derived terms
Translations
set or group with six components
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military slang: rear, behind — see also rear
cricket
American football: touchdown — see also touchdown
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
See also
- 6 (Arabic numeral)
- 陸／陆, 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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References
Anagrams
French
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| Cardinal: six Ordinal: sixième Ordinal abbreviation: 6e, (now nonstandard) 6ème Multiplier: sextuple | ||
| French Wikipedia article on 6 | ||
Etymology
Inherited 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.
Pronunciation
- 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
Numeral
six (invariable)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
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Further reading
- “six”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Maonan
Numeral
six
Middle English
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| Cardinal: six Ordinal: sixte | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
Pronunciation
Numeral
six
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “six, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French sis, six.
Pronunciation
Numeral
six (invariable)
Descendants
Norman
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| Cardinal : six | ||
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| Cardinal : six | ||
Etymology
From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Numeral
six
Old English
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| Cardinal: six Ordinal: sixta Multiplier: sixfeald | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
Pronunciation
Numeral
six