sixsome

English

English numbers (edit)
60
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    Cardinal: six
    Ordinal: sixth
    Abbreviated ordinal: 6th
    Latinate ordinal: senary
    Adverbial: six times
    Multiplier: sixfold
    Latinate multiplier: sextuple
    Distributive: sextuply
    Germanic collective: half-dozen, sixsome
    Collective of n parts: sextuplet, hextuplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: hexad
    Greek collective prefix: hexa-
    Latinate collective prefix: sexa-
    Fractional: sixth
    Elemental: sextuplet, hextuplet
    Greek prefix: hexa-
    Number of musicians: sextet
    Number of years: sexennium

Etymology

From six +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sĭk'səm, IPA(key): /ˈsɪksəm/
  • Rhymes: -ɪksəm
  • Hyphenation: six‧some

Noun

sixsome (plural sixsomes)

  1. A group of six persons or things.

Translations

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