noun · rare

hex

hex · hexes

магія, фокус, чаклунство

магия, проклятие, чары, ведьма

Fluch, Hexe, Verhexung

An evil spell or curseAn evil spell or curse.

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/ˈhɛks/

» You'll need a hex key to open it.

Man braucht einen Inbusschlüssel, um es zu öffnen.

Meaning

6 senses

An evil spell or curse.
Fluch, Verhexung
чарыčary, магияmagija, проклятиеprokljatije
an evil spell
A witch.
Hexe
ведьмаvedʹma
(rare)A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).
Spruch, Hexspruch
заклятиеzakljatije
(uncountable)A modified game file.
A hexagonal space on a game board.
A hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock.

Examples

3 sentences

You'll need a hex key to open it.
deMan braucht einen Inbusschlüssel, um es zu öffnen.
CC BY · Tatoeba · sundown · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
You may need hex keys to adjust the gears on your bike.
deDu könntest Inbusschlüssel brauchen, um deine Fahrradgänge richtig einzustellen.
CC BY · Tatoeba · tykzz · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
His life seems hexed.
CC BY · Tatoeba · carlosalberto · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

an evil spell or curse:

a witch:

rare: a spell:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

an evil spell or curse:

a witch:

rare: a spell:

Origin

First attested about 1830, from Pennsylvania German hexe (“to practice witchcraft”), from

First attested about 1830, from Pennsylvania German hexe (“to practice witchcraft”), from German hexen (compare Hexe (“witch”)). The noun appeared later, in the 1850s. Cognate to Norwegian Bokmål heks (“witch”) and Dutch heks (“witch”), Dutch beheksen (“to bewitch”), Old English hægtesse (“witch, hag”). Doublet of hag.

Short for hexadecimal.

Short for hexagon.

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