sixth

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

The ordinal form of the number six.

Noun

1. The person or thing in the sixth position.
2. One of six equal parts of a whole.
3. The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale; for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth.

Verb

To divide by six, equivalent to multiplying a denominator by six.

Sinonieme

six

6th

in the sixth place

sixthly

sixth part

one-sixth

zyxst

third

3rd

a sixth part

half-dozenth

number six

Vertalings

sixième

6th

sesto

6th

sexto

6th

sexto

6th

zesde

6th

sechste

6th

sisè

6th

sextus

6th

altıncı

6th

sexta

sesta

έκτος

sechster

شهشهم

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/sɪksθ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: sixte

Geërf van Old English: siexta

In summary

From earlier sixt, from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô. By surface analysis, six + -th (ordinal suffix).

Sinne

He finished the race in sixth overall .

This is the sixth stage of economic integration .

Bromley finished sixth in the men's event .