six

A1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /sɪks/ See IPA manual

Freq #537

Meanings

1

num
the number 6, coming after five and before seven

There are six eggs left in the carton.
2

noun
the number 6

She wrote a large six at the top of the page.

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2 noun · the number 6 half a dozen

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Forms sixes

Related forms vi

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.

six Old English *sehs Proto-Germanic *swéḱs Proto-Indo-European

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# six

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** num, noun
**IPA (US):** /sɪks/
**Frequency rank:** 537

## Meanings
1. the number 6, coming after five and before seven
2. the number 6

## Examples
- There are six eggs left in the carton.
- She wrote a large six at the top of the page.

## Related Forms
- vi

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: six
- Root: *sehs
- Root: *swéḱs

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Six: 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. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English six, Old English six, Proto-West Germanic *sehs, Proto-Germanic *sehs, Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. In current use it includes senses such as the number 6, coming after five and before seven and the number 6.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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