hex
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛks/
- Rhymes: -ɛks
Etymology 1
First attested about 1830, from Pennsylvania German hexe (“to practice witchcraft”), from German hexen (compare Hexe (“witch”)).[1] The noun appeared later, in the 1850s.[2] Cognate to Dutch heks (“witch”), Dutch beheksen (“to bewitch”), Old English hægtesse (“witch, hag”). Related to hag.
Verb
hex (third-person singular simple present hexes, present participle hexing, simple past and past participle hexed)
Translations
to put a hex on
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Noun
hex (plural hexes)
Derived terms
Translations
an evil spell or curse
a witch
rare: a spell
Etymology 2
Short for hexadecimal.
Etymology 3
Short for hexagon.
Noun
hex (plural hexes)
See also
(climbing): nut
References
- “hex” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- “hex” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
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