different between six vs sextary

Translingual

Etymology

From English six

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?siks]

Numeral

six

1. Code word for the digit 6 in the NATO/ICAO spelling alphabet

Synonyms

ITU/IMO code word soxisix

References

English

Etymology

From Middle English six, from Old English syx, siex, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swé?s. Compare West Frisian seis, Dutch zes, Low German söss, sess, German sechs, Norwegian and Danish seks, also Latin sex, Ancient Greek ?? (héx), Sanskrit ??? (?a?). Doublet of sice.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /s?ks/, enPR: s?ks
• Rhymes: -?ks
• Homophones: sicks, sics

Numeral

six

1. A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••).
2. Describing a group or set with six elements.

Derived terms

Related terms

• sixth

Translations

Noun

six (plural sixes)

1. The digit or figure 6.
2. (military slang, by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something).

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.
5. (obsolete) Small beer sold at six shillings per barrel.

Derived terms

• at sixes and sevens
• deep six
• hit someone for six
• long six
• short six
• six feet under

Translations

See also

• 6 (Arabic numeral)
• ?, ? (Chinese numerals)
• ? or VI (Roman numeral)
• ??? (st?) or ?? (??) (Greek numeral)
• Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages

Anagrams

• ISX, XIs, xis

French

Etymology

From Middle French six, from Old French sis, six, from Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swé?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sis/
• (before a vowel or mute h) IPA^(key): /si.z?/
• (before a consonant or aspirate h) IPA^(key): /si/
• Rhymes: -is

Noun

six m (plural six)

1. six

Derived terms

• sixain
• six cents
• Six Nations
• six-huit
• à la six-quatre-deux
• sixte
• sizain
• sixième

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: sis
• Louisiana Creole French: sis
• Mauritian Creole: sis

See also

Further reading

• “six” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sex, cex

Etymology

From Old English siex, syx, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swé?s. Possibly influenced by French six, from the same Proto-Indo-European numeral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?siks/

Numeral

six

1. six

Related terms

• sixte
• sixtene

Descendants

• English: six
• Scots: sex, sax
• Yola: zeese

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French sis, six.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (in isolation) /sis/, (before a vowel) /siz/, (before a consonant) /si/

Numeral

six (invariable)

1. six

Descendants

• French: six
  • Haitian Creole: sis
  • Louisiana Creole French: sis
  • Mauritian Creole: sis
• Norman: six

Norman

Etymology

From Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swé?s.

Pronunciation

Numeral

six

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) six

English

Etymology 1

Anglicized from Latin sextarius (“pint”)

Noun

sextary (plural sextaries)

1. An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an English pint.
2. An Old English measure of liquid, usually wine or cider, perhaps containing 6 gallons.
   • 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 172.

     The sextary seems to have contained 6 gallons, and is also used for cider and wine.

Related terms

• sextus
• six

Etymology 2

For sextonry.

Noun

sextary (plural sextaries)

1. (obsolete) A sacristy.