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sixsome

/ˈsɪksəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
six-some
IPA
/ˈsɪksəm/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of six persons or things.

Etymology

Etymology tree English six Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English sixsome From six + -some.

Inflected Forms

sixsomes (plural)

Synonyms

sextet sextette

Rhymes With

picksome tricksome

Questions

How do you pronounce sixsome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪksəm/.
What does sixsome mean?
A group of six persons or things.
Where does sixsome come from?
Etymology tree English six Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English sixsome From six + -some.

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