six
English
/sɪks/
numeral
Definitions
- A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••).
- Describing a group or set with six elements.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English six inherited from Old English syx inherited from *sehs inherited from Proto-Germanic *sehs inherited from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (six).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*swéḱs
Gloss
six
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Number
Kanji
六
Emoji
🕕️ 🕡️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Grand River English
- Six Nations of the Grand River English
- gill English
- hexa- English
- nation English
- pence English
- penny English
- score English
- sexpartite English
- shooter English
- sixer English
- sixfold English
- sixfoldness English
- sixgill English
- sixies English
- sixish English
- sixling English
- sixmo English
- sixness English
- sixpence English
- sixpenny English
- sixpennyworth English
- sixplex English
- sixscore English
- sixshooter English
- sixsome English
- sixty English
- sixtyfold English
- sixtyish English
- sex Latin
- sexangulus Latin
- sexdentatus Latin
- sexennis Latin
- sexies Latin
- sexmaculatus Latin
- Sechser German
- Sechszylinder German
- Zwölfer German
- sechs German
- sechsarmig German
- sechsflächig German
- sechsfüßig German
- sechsköpfig German
- sechsmal German
- sechsminütig German
- sechsmonatig German
- sechsmonatlich German
- sechsprozentig German
- sechsseitig German
- sechsstellig German
- sechsstrahlig German
- sechsstündig German
- sechstägig German
- sechsundachtzig German
- sechsundneunzig German
- sechswertig German
- sechswöchig German
- sei Italian
- zes Dutch, Flemish
- zesduizend Dutch, Flemish
- zesender Dutch, Flemish
- zeshoek Dutch, Flemish
- zeshonderd Dutch, Flemish
- zesjarig Dutch, Flemish
- zesmotorig Dutch, Flemish
- six French
- sixième French
- шесть Russian
- seis Spanish, Castilian
- veintiséis Spanish, Castilian
- ἑκκαιδέκατος Ancient Greek
- ἑξάκις Ancient Greek
- ἕκτος Ancient Greek
- ἕξ Ancient Greek
- *swéḱs Proto-Indo-European
- seks Norwegian Bokmål
- seis Portuguese
- *sehs Proto-Germanic
- シックス Japanese
- seks Norwegian Nynorsk
- siex Old English
- syx Old English
- षष् Sanskrit
- sexfold Middle English
- six Middle English
- sixte Middle English
- sixtene Middle English
- sixty Middle English
- sex Old Norse
- sextigi Old Norse
- heksaeder Danish
- seks Danish
- sekssproget Danish
- *šestь Proto-Slavic
- sis Old French
- ses Esperanto
- sex Icelandic
- छह Hindi
- șase Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- έξι Greek (modern)
- sayis Cebuano
- ses Middle Dutch
- sehs Old High German
- sis Ido
- ses Afrikaans
- seks Faroese
- six Norman
- sais Tagalog
- sehs Middle High German
- six Middle French
- 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- *sehs gmw-pro
- *ses Old Dutch
- seis Old Portuguese
- ছয় Assamese
- *swexs Proto-Celtic
- sèkse Cimbrian
- zèkse Cimbrian
- zèkste Cimbrian
- *šwaćš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *šwáćš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- sehs Old Saxon
- shasi Aromanian
- sächs Alemannic German
- sæx Old Swedish
- *seks Proto-Italic
- seis Romansh
- ses Romansh
- sis Romansh
- seis Asturian
- seyes Asturian
- sîs Friulian
- *ṣwáṭṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- ছয় Bengali
- seis Old Occitan
- seis Western Frisian
- sex Old Frisian
- seys Old Spanish
- sei Sicilian
- sikis Tok Pisin
- sikisti Tok Pisin
- söss Low German
- *šéš Proto-Balto-Slavic
- sêi Ligurian
- si Dalmatian
- *xšwáš Proto-Iranian
- secks Mòcheno
- sis Haitian, Haitian Creole
- sais Kabuverdianu
- sechs Central Franconian
- sis Mauritian Creole
- ṣkas Tocharian B
- sæx Old Danish
- स Konkani
- सा Old Marathi
- shov Romani
- sies Ladin
- ses Sardinian
- seije Istriot
- *hwéks Proto-Hellenic
- 𐬑𐬴𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬱 Avestan
- sei Corsican
- *eks₁w- Proto-Kartvelian
- seis Aragonese
- sis Louisiana Creole French
- sjäks Elfdalian
- sex Interlingua
- छ Nepali
- seis Mirandese
- sikis Fanagalo
- ṣo Kalasha
- ṣäk Tocharian A
- ꠍꠄ Sylheti
- ses Piedmontese
- sikis Bislama
- ଛଅ Oriya
- sē Emilian
- شیہ Kashmiri
- șåse Istro-Romanian
- seis Crimean Gothic
- só Rohingya
- 𐌔𐌄𐌇𐌔 Oscan
- șasi Megleno-Romanian
- 𐌔𐌄𐌇𐌔 Umbrian
- sais Aklanon