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Added 7 October 2026

six

/sɪks/ noun

In Latin: sex Wiktionary

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NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 6.

symbol

ISO 639-3 language code for Sumau.

numeral

A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).

noun

A group or set with six elements.
The digit or figure 6.
A playing card featuring six pips.

Origin

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.

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