six

six

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sis/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: six

Inherited from Old French: sis

Inherited from Latin: sex

In summary

Inherited from Middle French six, from Old French sis, six, from Latin sex, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
The numbers six and dix (“ten”), as well as the pronoun tous (“all”), are remnants of the Old and Middle French pronunciation system where final -s or -x was silent before consonants, pronounced /z/ before vowels, and /s/ in pausa. The only change is that the pausal pronunciation is now invariably used when these words do not precede their referent.

Concepts

six

6

sestet

sextet

sextuplet

sixty

units

vi

half-dozen

VI

sixer

half dozen

sise

Captain Hicks

half a dozen

six

hexad

Synonyms

10

sis

sextuor

demi-douzaine

sextuplé

VIème

Translations

sei

6

seis

6

sechs

6

sis

6

zes

6

seis

6

sex

6

altı

6

έξι

sześć

Sechs

6️⃣

şeş

6

sièis

ستّة

ستة

6

Sentences

L'affaire a duré six ans .

The case lasted six years.

Elle a publié six anthologies de la poésie .

She has published six anthologies of poetry.

La femelle peut s'accoupler avec six partenaires différents .

The female can mate with six different partners.

Il comporte également les six lignes du réseau Filéo.

It also includes the six lines of the Filéo network.

Elle y a remporté six médailles dont cinq titres et une médaille de bronze .

She won six medals including five titles and a bronze medal.

Il a fallu six semaines de réparations pour qu'il puisse repartir en mer .

It took six weeks of repairs for him to go back to sea.