Main Entry:

six

Pronunciation:

\ˈsiks\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from six, adjective, from Old English siex; akin to Old High German sehs six, Latin sex, Greek hex

Date:

before 12th century

1 — see number table2: the sixth in a set or series3: something having six units or members: as a: an ice-hockey team b: a 6-cylinder engine or automobile

— six adjective

— six pronoun, plural in construction

— at sixes and sevens

: in a state of disorder