sex
[ˈsɛks]
Six in Latin is sex.
sex is the cardinal number used to denote the quantity of six.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
How does it change in a sentence?
When used as an adjective to modify a noun, sex remains in its base form regardless of whether the noun is masculine, feminine or neuter.
Did you know?
- While sex is the number six, the Latin word for 'gender' is also sexus, which comes from a root meaning 'division' or 'section'.
- The Romans used the number sex to define the 'sextans', a small bronze coin that was exactly one sixth of an 'as'.
- If you look at Sanskrit, the ancient language of India, the word for six is ṣaṣ, which stems from the same linguistic root as the Latin sex.
Examples in context
- Canem sexque feles habet.He has one dog and six cats.This example shows the use of sex to count cats.Tatoeba #4706861 by lipao, translation #295967 by CK
- Hic sex menses didicerunt.They have studied here for six months.This sentence uses sex to describe a period of six months.Tatoeba #2229329 by alexmarcelo, translation #2169029 by CM
- Libum in sex partes secuit.She divided the cake into six pieces.This example demonstrates sex being used to divide something into six parts.Tatoeba #5048301 by alexmarcelo, translation #311097 by CK
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Example conversation
Marcus and Julia are counting apples in a basket.
- MarcusQuot poma in cistis sunt?How many apples are in the baskets?
- JuliaHic sex poma sunt.There are six apples here.
- MarcusTibi sex poma dare possum.I can give six apples to you.
- JuliaGratias tibi ago, Marce.Thank you, Marcus.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “six” translations and entries sex, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
