sexi-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sex , -i- connective.

Etymology: < classical Latin sex six (see sex- comb. form) + -i- connective, perhaps after quadri- comb. form, septi- comb. form¹, etc. Compare sex- comb. form, sexti- comb. form, and also hexa- comb. form.Formations are found from the first half of the 19th cent. (compare sexiped n. ). Some formations have parallels in sex- comb. form, and some have parallels in hexa- comb. form.

Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘having six ——’.

† sexifid adj. Botany Obsolete rare = sexfid adj. at sex- comb. form 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > six > [adjective] > divided into six

sexpartitea1654

sexfid1760

sexifid1841

sextupled1853

1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 404/1 The genus is characterised by having a corol-like funnel-shaped perianth, which has a long rather straight tube, a sexifid limb, of which the divisions are either spreading or revolute.

sexiped n.

Brit.

/ˈsɛksᵻpɛd/

U.S.

/ˈsɛksəˌpɛd/

(also sexipede) now rare an animal with six legs or feet; also attributive; cf. hexaped n. 2.Not in technical use: cf. hexapod n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > paw or foot > animal with six feet

sexiped1818

1818 Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 3 139/1 Here is a foot race. See the youthful look Of that, prepared to start: he has six legs... The sexiped is distanced.

1847 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 61 756 The delicate monsters, the savoury sexipedes, with whom Typee and his comrades had to wage incessant war.

1889 H. MacColl Mr. Stranger's Sealed Packet v All the creatures..were quadrupeds; there were no quintipeds, sexipeds, or anything of that sort among them.

1909 G. Burgess Lady Méchante iii. vii. 209 We are higher beings than quadrupeds, and the quadrupeds higher than sexiped insects.

sexipolar adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛksᵻˈpəʊlə/

U.S.

/ˌsɛksəˈpoʊlər/

Physics rare having or involving six magnetic poles (cf. sextupole adj. 2).

ΚΠ

1913 N.E.D. Sexipolar, having or involving six magnetic poles.

2008 v3.espacenet.com 25 Feb. (O.E.D Archive) To provide a superhigh-density pulse oriented molecular beam generator using a honeycomb type special sexipolar electrode electric field.

sexisyllabic adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛksᵻsᵻˈlabɪk/

U.S.

/ˌsɛksᵻsəˈlæbɪk/

consisting of six syllables; composed of lines of six syllables each; hexasyllabic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number

disyllabea1637

disyllabica1637

trisyllabica1637

quadrisyllable1656

tetrasyllabical1656

trisyllabical1656

quadrisyllabous1678

disyllable1749

tetrasyllable1749

trisyllable1766

pentasyllabica1771

tetrasyllabic1775

quadrisyllabic1827

sexisyllabic1875

quadrisyllabical1890

1875 R. W. Emerson Lett. & Social Aims 41 The decasyllabic quatrain, or the octosyllabic with alternate sexisyllabic, or other rhythms.

1985 W. L. Idema Dramatic Oeuvre Chu Yu-Tun 200 Feng Chii confesses in sexisyllabic rhymed doggerel, whereas the verdicts of the Judge are recited..in a simple parallel prose.

sexisyllable n.

Brit.

/ˈsɛksᵻˌsɪləbl/

/ˌsɛksᵻˈsɪləbl/

U.S.

/ˌsɛksəˈsɪləb(ə)l/

a word composed of six syllables.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > word having specific number

bissyllable1589

disyllable1589

tetrasyllable1589

trisyllable1589

quadrisyllable1706

pentasyllable1709

quadrisyllabic1776

septisyllable1834

octosyllable1846

sexisyllable1855

disyllabic1934

paralog1951

1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Sexisyllable, a word having six syllables.

1886 Literary World 20 Mar. 102/2 There is questionable taste in giving to a novel, as a title, a technical sexisyllable, the meaning of which probably not one novel reader in a hundred knows.

1963 Y. Fu Phonemic Structure Eng. Words viii. 161 As each sexisyllable contains only two or, at most, three prominent stresses, the cuttings can be made only before and after the stressed syllables.

sexitubercular adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛksᵻt(j)ᵿˈbəːkjᵿlə/

/ˌsɛksᵻtʃᵿˈbəːkjᵿlə/

U.S.

/ˌsɛksətəˈbərkjələr/

/ˌsɛksəˌt(j)uˈbərkjələr/

Zoology rare = sextuberculate adj. at sex- comb. form 1a. Cf. sextubercular adj. at sex- comb. form 1a.

ΚΠ

1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 1077 Schlosser..has especially drawn attention to the probability that the Artiodactyla were derived from sexitubercular forms.

1990 Paleobiology 16 469/1 The upper molars of entelodonts are bunodont and sexitubercular.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sexi-
释义	sexi-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sex , -i- connective. Etymology: < classical Latin sex six (see sex- comb. form) + -i- connective, perhaps after quadri- comb. form, septi- comb. form¹, etc. Compare sex- comb. form, sexti- comb. form, and also hexa- comb. form.Formations are found from the first half of the 19th cent. (compare sexiped n. ). Some formations have parallels in sex- comb. form, and some have parallels in hexa- comb. form. Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘having six ——’. † sexifid adj. Botany Obsolete rare = sexfid adj. at sex- comb. form 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > six > [adjective] > divided into six sexpartitea1654 sexfid1760 sexifid1841 sextupled1853 1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 404/1 The genus is characterised by having a corol-like funnel-shaped perianth, which has a long rather straight tube, a sexifid limb, of which the divisions are either spreading or revolute. sexiped n. Brit. /ˈsɛksᵻpɛd/ , U.S. /ˈsɛksəˌpɛd/ (also sexipede) now rare an animal with six legs or feet; also attributive; cf. hexaped n. 2.Not in technical use: cf. hexapod n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > paw or foot > animal with six feet sexiped1818 1818 Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 3 139/1 Here is a foot race. See the youthful look Of that, prepared to start: he has six legs... The sexiped is distanced. 1847 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 61 756 The delicate monsters, the savoury sexipedes, with whom Typee and his comrades had to wage incessant war. 1889 H. MacColl Mr. Stranger's Sealed Packet v All the creatures..were quadrupeds; there were no quintipeds, sexipeds, or anything of that sort among them. 1909 G. Burgess Lady Méchante iii. vii. 209 We are higher beings than quadrupeds, and the quadrupeds higher than sexiped insects. sexipolar adj. Brit. /ˌsɛksᵻˈpəʊlə/ , U.S. /ˌsɛksəˈpoʊlər/ Physics rare having or involving six magnetic poles (cf. sextupole adj. 2). ΚΠ 1913 N.E.D. Sexipolar, having or involving six magnetic poles. 2008 v3.espacenet.com 25 Feb. (O.E.D Archive) To provide a superhigh-density pulse oriented molecular beam generator using a honeycomb type special sexipolar electrode electric field. sexisyllabic adj. Brit. /ˌsɛksᵻsᵻˈlabɪk/ , U.S. /ˌsɛksᵻsəˈlæbɪk/ consisting of six syllables; composed of lines of six syllables each; hexasyllabic. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number disyllabea1637 disyllabica1637 trisyllabica1637 quadrisyllable1656 tetrasyllabical1656 trisyllabical1656 quadrisyllabous1678 disyllable1749 tetrasyllable1749 trisyllable1766 pentasyllabica1771 tetrasyllabic1775 quadrisyllabic1827 sexisyllabic1875 quadrisyllabical1890 1875 R. W. Emerson Lett. & Social Aims 41 The decasyllabic quatrain, or the octosyllabic with alternate sexisyllabic, or other rhythms. 1985 W. L. Idema Dramatic Oeuvre Chu Yu-Tun 200 Feng Chii confesses in sexisyllabic rhymed doggerel, whereas the verdicts of the Judge are recited..in a simple parallel prose. sexisyllable n. Brit. /ˈsɛksᵻˌsɪləbl/ , /ˌsɛksᵻˈsɪləbl/ , U.S. /ˌsɛksəˈsɪləb(ə)l/ a word composed of six syllables. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > word having specific number bissyllable1589 disyllable1589 tetrasyllable1589 trisyllable1589 quadrisyllable1706 pentasyllable1709 quadrisyllabic1776 septisyllable1834 octosyllable1846 sexisyllable1855 disyllabic1934 paralog1951 1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Sexisyllable, a word having six syllables. 1886 Literary World 20 Mar. 102/2 There is questionable taste in giving to a novel, as a title, a technical sexisyllable, the meaning of which probably not one novel reader in a hundred knows. 1963 Y. Fu Phonemic Structure Eng. Words viii. 161 As each sexisyllable contains only two or, at most, three prominent stresses, the cuttings can be made only before and after the stressed syllables. sexitubercular adj. Brit. /ˌsɛksᵻt(j)ᵿˈbəːkjᵿlə/ , /ˌsɛksᵻtʃᵿˈbəːkjᵿlə/ , U.S. /ˌsɛksətəˈbərkjələr/ , /ˌsɛksəˌt(j)uˈbərkjələr/ Zoology rare = sextuberculate adj. at sex- comb. form 1a. Cf. sextubercular adj. at sex- comb. form 1a. ΚΠ 1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 1077 Schlosser..has especially drawn attention to the probability that the Artiodactyla were derived from sexitubercular forms. 1990 Paleobiology 16 469/1 The upper molars of entelodonts are bunodont and sexitubercular. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1818
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