Six

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /sɪks/, enPR: sÄ­ks
• Rhymes: -ɪks
• Homophones: sicks, sics
• New Zealand Homophones: sucks

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English siex, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare West Frisian seis, Dutch zes, Low German söss, sess, German sechs, Danish seks, also Latin sex.

Numeral

numeral

1. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 6; the number occurring after five and before seven.

Related terms

• sixth

Derived terms

Full definition of six

Noun

1. The digit or figure 6.
2. (military slang, by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something).
   cover my six
3. (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.
4. (American football) A touchdown.

Derived terms

• at sixes and sevens
• hit someone for six

Anagrams

• xis