name · noun · num · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/sɪks/
sĭks
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New-Zealand:/səks/
rhymes with -ɪks
homophone: sicks
homophone: sics
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
Abbreviation of MI6 (intelligence service).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 6, MI6
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A group or set with six elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The digit or figure 6.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A playing card featuring six pips.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: card-games, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A person who is six years old.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The fives and sixes will have a snack first, then the older kids.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Six o'clock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
Rear, behind (rear side of something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Qualifier: by ellipsis of six o'clock
Topics: government, military, politics, war
Examples
cover my six
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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.
Across languages
Translations
504 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bashkir:
алтау
(altaw)
— set or group with six components
Bulgarian:
шести́ца
(šestíca)
— set or group with six components
Catalan:
sextet
— set or group with six components
Greek:
εξάδα
(exáda)
— set or group with six components
Lithuanian:
šešeri
— set or group with six components
Lithuanian:
šešerios
— set or group with six components
Russian:
шестёрка
(šestjórka)
— set or group with six components
Scottish Gaelic:
a sia
— set or group with six components
Scottish Gaelic:
sianar
— set or group with six components
Tooro:
omukaaga
— set or group with six components
Aymara:
suxta
— digit
Basque:
sei
— digit
Belarusian:
шасцёрка
(šascjórka)
— digit
Bulgarian:
шест
(šest)
— digit
Catalan:
sis
— digit
Chinese Mandarin:
六
(liù)
— digit
Danish:
sekstal
— digit
Finnish:
kuutonen
— digit
French:
six
— digit
Galician:
seis
— digit
German:
Sechs
— digit
Greek:
έξι
(éxi)
— digit
Hindi:
छह
(chah)
— digit
Japanese:
六
(roku)
— digit
Japanese:
シックス
(shikkusu)
— digit
Lithuanian:
šešetas
— digit
Lutuv:
suocaruv
— digit
Macedonian:
шестка
(šestka)
— digit
Malayalam:
ആറ്
(āṟŭ)
— digit
Polish:
szóstka
— digit
Portuguese:
seis
— digit
Portuguese:
meia dúzia
— digit
Portuguese:
meia
— digit
Quechua:
suqta
— digit
Romanian:
șase
— digit
Russian:
шестёрка
(šestjórka)
— digit
Slovak:
šesť
— digit
Spanish:
seis
— digit
Swedish:
sexa
— digit
Hindi:
छक्का
(chakkā)
— cricket
Abaza:
цба
(cba)
— cardinal number
Abkhaz:
фба
(fba)
— cardinal number
Acehnese:
nam
— cardinal number
Afar:
lacéy
— cardinal number
Afrikaans:
ses
— cardinal number
Aghwan:
𐕞𐕡𐕇
(üwx̣)
— cardinal number
Ahom:
𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫
(ruk)
— cardinal number
Ainu:
イワン
(iwan)
— cardinal number
Aiton:
ꩭုက︀်
(huk)
— cardinal number
Akan:
asia
— cardinal number
Akan:
asĩa
— cardinal number
Akkadian:
𒐋
(šeššet)
— cardinal number
Aklanon:
an-om
— cardinal number
Albanian:
gjashtë
— cardinal number
Aleut:
atuung
— cardinal number
Southern Altai:
алты
(altï)
— cardinal number
Alutiiq:
arwilgen
— cardinal number
Amharic:
ስድስት
(sədsət)
— cardinal number
Western Apache:
gostán
— cardinal number
Arabic:
سِتَّة
(sitta)
— cardinal number
Aragonese:
seis
— cardinal number
Aragonese:
sies
— cardinal number
Aragonese:
sieis
— cardinal number
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܸܫܬܵܐ
(išta)
— cardinal number
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܸܫܸܬ
(išit)
— cardinal number
Aramaic:
ܫܬܐ
(šəṯā)
— cardinal number
Aramaic:
ܐܫܬܐ
(ʾeštā)
— cardinal number
Aramaic:
ܫܬ
(šeṯ)
— cardinal number
Aramaic:
ܐܫܬ
(ʾəšeṯ)
— cardinal number
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic:
שתא
(štāʾ)
— cardinal number
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic:
שת
(šit)
— cardinal number
Western Neo-Aramaic:
ܫܬ̤ܐ
(šečča)
— cardinal number
Western Neo-Aramaic:
ܫܬ
(šeṯṯ)
— cardinal number
Argobba:
ስድስት
(seddest)
— cardinal number
Armenian:
վեց
(vecʻ)
— cardinal number
Aromanian:
shasi
— cardinal number
Aromanian:
shase
— cardinal number
Assamese:
ছয়
(soy)
— cardinal number
Asturian:
seis
— cardinal number
Atong (India):
korok
— cardinal number
Avar:
анлъго
(anlsgo)
— cardinal number
Aymara:
suxta
— cardinal number
Azerbaijani:
altı
— cardinal number
Balinese:
enem
— cardinal number
Bangi:
motoba
— cardinal number
Banjarese:
anam
— cardinal number
Bashkir:
алты
(altı)
— cardinal number
Basque:
sei
— cardinal number
Bassa:
mɛ̀nɛ̌ìn-ɖò
— cardinal number
Belarusian:
шэсць
(šescʹ)
— cardinal number
Belarusian:
шасцёра
(šascjóra)
— cardinal number
Bengali:
ছয়
(choẏ)
— cardinal number
Bhojpuri:
छव
(chav)
— cardinal number
Central Bikol:
anom
— cardinal number
Biseni:
séndé
— cardinal number
Bislama:
sikis
— cardinal number
Bouyei:
rogt
— cardinal number
Breton:
c'hwec'h
— cardinal number
Budukh:
рыхьыд
(rıx̂ıd)
— cardinal number
Buginese:
enneng
— cardinal number
Bulgarian:
шест
(šest)
— cardinal number
Burmese:
ခြောက်
(hkrauk)
— cardinal number
Buryat:
зургаан
(zurgaan)
— cardinal number
Carpathian Rusyn:
шість
(šistʹ)
— cardinal number
Catalan:
sis
— cardinal number
Cebuano:
unom
— cardinal number
Cèmuhî:
bwö mu céiu wön
— cardinal number
Central Atlas Tamazight:
ⵙⴹⵉⵙ
(sḍis)
— cardinal number
Eastern Cham:
nam
— cardinal number
Eastern Cham:
nem
— cardinal number
Chamicuro:
sokta
— cardinal number
Champenois:
sé
— cardinal number
Chechen:
йалх
(jalx)
— cardinal number
Chechen:
ялх
(jalx)
— cardinal number
Cherokee:
ᏑᏓᎵ
(sudali)
— cardinal number
Chichewa:
sanu n'chimodzi
— cardinal number
Tedim Chin:
guk
— cardinal number
Chinese Cantonese:
六
(luk6)
— cardinal number
Chinese:
лю
(liu)
— cardinal number
Eastern Min Chinese:
六
(loik)
— cardinal number
Hakka Chinese:
六
(liuk)
— cardinal number
Chinese:
六
(la̍k, lio̍k)
— cardinal number
Chinese Mandarin:
六
(liù)
— cardinal number
Wu Chinese:
六
— cardinal number
Chinese Pidgin Russian:
射史
— cardinal number
Chinook Jargon:
tax̣am
— cardinal number
Chukchi:
ыннанмытлыӈэн
(ynnanmytlyṇėn)
— cardinal number
Chuukese:
onuchö
— cardinal number
Chuukese:
onumön
— cardinal number
Chuvash:
улттӑ
(ulttă)
— cardinal number
East Circassian:
хы
(xə)
— cardinal number
West Circassian:
хы
(xə)
— cardinal number
Coptic:
ⲥⲟⲟⲩ
(soou)
— cardinal number
Cornish:
whegh
— cardinal number
Corsican:
sei
— cardinal number
Cree:
nikotwâsik
— cardinal number
Montagnais:
kutuasht
— cardinal number
Montagnais:
ashutash
— cardinal number
Crimean Tatar:
altı
— cardinal number
Cuyunon:
anem
— cardinal number
Czech:
šest
— cardinal number
Czech:
šestery
— cardinal number
Dalmatian:
si
— cardinal number
Danish:
seks
— cardinal number
Defaka:
mããŋgo
— cardinal number
Dena'ina:
k'uzhch'en'i
— cardinal number
Dhivehi:
ހަ
(ha)
— cardinal number
Dolgan:
алта
— cardinal number
Drung:
kruq
— cardinal number
Central Dusun:
onom
— cardinal number
Dutch:
zes
— cardinal number
Dzongkha:
དྲུག
(drug)
— cardinal number
Forest Enets:
моту
— cardinal number
Erzya:
кото
(koto)
— cardinal number
Esperanto:
ses
— cardinal number
Estonian:
kuus
— cardinal number
Even:
нюӈэн
(ņuŋən)
— cardinal number
Evenki:
нюӈун
(ņuŋun)
— cardinal number
Extremaduran:
seis
— cardinal number
Faroese:
seks
— cardinal number
Fataluku:
neme
— cardinal number
Fijian:
ono
— cardinal number
Finnish:
kuusi
— cardinal number
French:
six
— cardinal number
North Frisian:
seeks
— cardinal number
North Frisian:
sös
— cardinal number
North Frisian:
soks
— cardinal number
Old Frisian:
sex
— cardinal number
Saterland Frisian:
säks
— cardinal number
West-Frisian:
seis
— cardinal number
Friulian:
sîs
— cardinal number
Fula:
jeegom
— cardinal number
Galician:
seis
— cardinal number
Garifuna:
sisi
— cardinal number
Ge'ez:
ስድስቱ
(sədsətu)
— cardinal number
Ge'ez:
ስሱ
(səsu)
— cardinal number
Georgian:
ექვსი
(ekvsi)
— cardinal number
Gerka:
pyáŋmùʔ
— cardinal number
German:
sechs
— cardinal number
German:
sächs
— cardinal number
Gilaki:
شیش
(šiš)
— cardinal number
Gilbertese:
onoua
— cardinal number
Gorontalo:
olomo
— cardinal number
Gothic:
𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃
(saihs)
— cardinal number
Greek:
έξι
(éxi)
— cardinal number
Greek:
ϛ ́
— cardinal number
Greek:
στ ́
— cardinal number
Ancient Greek:
ἕξ
(héx)
— cardinal number
Greenlandic:
arfinillit
— cardinal number
Paraguayan Guarani:
poteĩ
— cardinal number
Gujarati:
છ
(cha)
— cardinal number
Haitian Creole:
sis
— cardinal number
Hausa:
shidà
— cardinal number
Hawaiian:
ono
— cardinal number
Hawaiian:
ʻeono
— cardinal number
Hebrew:
שֵׁשׁ
(shesh)
— cardinal number
Hebrew:
שִׁשָּׁה
— cardinal number
Hebrew:
שישה
(shisha)
— cardinal number
Higaonon:
ha-anam
— cardinal number
Hiligaynon:
anum
— cardinal number
Hindi:
छह
(chah)
— cardinal number
Hindi:
छः
(chaḥ)
— cardinal number
Hiri Motu:
sikis
— cardinal number
Hlai:
dom
— cardinal number
White Hmong:
rau
— cardinal number
Hopi:
navay
— cardinal number
Hungarian:
hat
— cardinal number
Hunsrik:
sechs
— cardinal number
Iban:
nam
— cardinal number
Ibani:
sónĩ́é
— cardinal number
Icelandic:
sex
— cardinal number
Ido:
sis
— cardinal number
Igbo:
isii
— cardinal number
Ilocano:
innem
— cardinal number
Indonesian:
enam
— cardinal number
Ingrian:
kuus
— cardinal number
Interlingua:
sex
— cardinal number
Inupiaq:
itchaksrat
— cardinal number
Iranun:
nem
— cardinal number
Irish:
sé
— cardinal number
Isnag:
annam
— cardinal number
Istriot:
seije
— cardinal number
Istro-Romanian:
șåse
— cardinal number
Italian:
sei
— cardinal number
Japanese:
六
(roku)
— cardinal number
Japanese:
六つ
(muttsu)
— cardinal number
Japanese:
6
(roku)
— cardinal number
Japanese:
シックス
(shikkusu)
— cardinal number
Jarai:
năm
— cardinal number
Javanese:
enem
— cardinal number
Kabuverdianu:
sais
— cardinal number
Kaitag:
ре́ккал
(rékkal)
— cardinal number
Kalmyk:
зурһан
(zurğan)
— cardinal number
Kannada:
ಆರು
(āru)
— cardinal number
Kannada:
೬
— cardinal number
Kanuri:
àrákkú
— cardinal number
Kanuri:
araske
— cardinal number
Karachay-Balkar:
алты
(altı)
— cardinal number
Karakalpak:
alti
— cardinal number
Karekare:
bàcōɗì
— cardinal number
Karelian:
kuusi
— cardinal number
S'gaw Karen:
ဃု
(xu)
— cardinal number
Kashubian:
szesc
— cardinal number
Kaurna:
marru
— cardinal number
Kaurna:
yarapurla purlaityi
— cardinal number
Kazakh:
алты
(alty)
— cardinal number
Khakas:
алты
(altı)
— cardinal number
Khalaj:
alta
— cardinal number
Khmer:
ប្រាំមួយ
(pram muəy)
— cardinal number
Khoekhoe:
ǃnani
— cardinal number
K'iche':
waqib
— cardinal number
Kimbundu:
samanu
— cardinal number
Kinaray-a:
anëm
— cardinal number
Kirike:
sónĩ́é
— cardinal number
Kituba:
sambanu
— cardinal number
Komi-Permyak:
квать
(kvať)
— cardinal number
Komi-Zyrian:
квайт
(kvajt)
— cardinal number
Kongo:
sambanu
— cardinal number
Konkani:
स
(sa)
— cardinal number
Konkani:
सो
(so)
— cardinal number
Konkani:
ಸೊ
(so)
— cardinal number
Korean:
여섯
(yeoseot)
— cardinal number
Korean:
육
(yuk)
— cardinal number
Korean:
륙
(ryuk)
— cardinal number
Korean:
식스
(sikseu)
— cardinal number
Central Kurdish:
شەش
(şeş)
— cardinal number
Northern Kurdish:
şeş
— cardinal number
Kyrgyz:
алты
(altı)
— cardinal number
Ladin:
sies
— cardinal number
Lakota:
šákpe
— cardinal number
Lao:
ຫົກ
(hok)
— cardinal number
Latgalian:
seši
— cardinal number
Latgalian:
sešys
— cardinal number
Latin:
sex
— cardinal number
Latvian:
seši
— cardinal number
Latvian:
sešas
— cardinal number
Lezgi:
ругуд
(rugud)
— cardinal number
Ligurian:
sêi
— cardinal number
Lingala:
motoba
— cardinal number
Lithuanian:
šeši
— cardinal number
Livonian:
kūž
— cardinal number
Lombard:
ses
— cardinal number
Louisiana Creole:
sis
— cardinal number
Louisiana Creole:
si (preconsonantal)
— cardinal number
Louisiana Creole:
siz (prevocalic)
— cardinal number
Low German:
söss
— cardinal number
Low German:
soss
— cardinal number
Low German:
sess
— cardinal number
Lü:
ᦷᦠᧅ
(ḣok)
— cardinal number
Lushootseed:
yəlaʔc
— cardinal number
Lushootseed:
dzəlačiʔ
— cardinal number
Luxembourgish:
sechs
— cardinal number
Macedonian:
шест
(šest)
— cardinal number
Madurese:
ənnam
— cardinal number
Maguindanao:
nem
— cardinal number
Makasar:
annang
— cardinal number
Malagasy:
enina
— cardinal number
Brunei Malay:
anam
— cardinal number
Malay:
انم
— cardinal number
Malay:
نم
— cardinal number
Malay:
enam
— cardinal number
Malay:
nam
— cardinal number
Malayalam:
ആറു
(āṟu)
— cardinal number
Malayalam:
ആറ്
(āṟŭ)
— cardinal number
Maltese:
sitta
— cardinal number
Manchu:
ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ
(ninggun)
— cardinal number
Mangarevan:
ono
— cardinal number
Western Bukidnon Manobo:
he'enem
— cardinal number
Mansaka:
unum
— cardinal number
Northern Mansi:
хо̄т
(hōt)
— cardinal number
Manx:
shey
— cardinal number
Māori:
ono
— cardinal number
Mapudungun:
kayu
— cardinal number
Maranao:
nem
— cardinal number
Marathi:
सहा
(sahā)
— cardinal number
Eastern Mari:
кудыт
(kudyt)
— cardinal number
Maricopa:
xamxuk
— cardinal number
Marshallese:
jiljino
— cardinal number
Mauritian Creole:
sis
— cardinal number
Mazanderani:
شش
— cardinal number
Megleno-Romanian:
șasi
— cardinal number
Middle English:
six
— cardinal number
Minangkabau:
anam
— cardinal number
Mirandese:
seis
— cardinal number
Central Sierra Miwok:
tém·ok·a-
— cardinal number
Mizo:
paruk
— cardinal number
Mòcheno:
secks
— cardinal number
Moksha:
мота
(mota)
— cardinal number
Mon:
တရဴ
— cardinal number
Mongolian:
зургаа
(zurgaa)
— cardinal number
Mongolian:
ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠤᠭᠠ
(ǰirɣuɣ-a)
— cardinal number
Mongolian:
᠖
— cardinal number
Munsee:
ngwútaash
— cardinal number
Muong:
khảu
— cardinal number
Timugon Murut:
onom
— cardinal number
Muyang:
múku
— cardinal number
Mwani:
sita
— cardinal number
Khiamniungan Naga:
lǖvòk
— cardinal number
Nahuatl:
chicuace
— cardinal number
Classical Nahuatl:
chicuacē
— cardinal number
Nanai:
нюңгун
— cardinal number
Nauruan:
año
— cardinal number
Navajo:
hastą́ą́
— cardinal number
Ndom:
mer
— cardinal number
Forest Nenets:
маʼт
(maht)
— cardinal number
Nepali:
छ
(cha)
— cardinal number
Niuean:
ono
— cardinal number
Nivkh:
ӈах
(ŋax)
— cardinal number
Nogai:
алты
(altı)
— cardinal number
Norwegian:
seks
— cardinal number
Nuosu:
ꃘ
(fut)
— cardinal number
Occitan:
sièis
— cardinal number
Occitan:
sheis
— cardinal number
Odia:
ଛଅ:
(chaa)
— cardinal number
Southern Ohlone:
naquichi
— cardinal number
Ojibwe:
ingodwaaswi
— cardinal number
Old Church Slavonic:
шесть
(šestĭ)
— cardinal number