sixth

Signification (Anglais)

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. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.)

Verb

to divide by six, which also means multiplying a denominator by six

Concepts

sixième

6th

sixièmement

sexto

6e

sixième six

Synonymes

six

6th

in the sixth place

sixthly

sixth part

one-sixth

zyxst

third

3rd

a sixth part

half-dozenth

number six

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sɪksθ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From earlier sixt, from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô.

Phrases

He finished the race in sixth overall .

Il a terminé la course en sixième au classement général.

This is the sixth stage of economic integration .

Il s'agit de la sixième étape de l'intégration économique.