sixth

(Inglés)

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.

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/sɪksθ/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: sixte

Herdado de 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).

Sinónimos

six

6th

in the sixth place

sixthly

sixth part

one-sixth

zyxst

third

3rd

a sixth part

half-dozenth

number six

Traducións

sixième

6th

sesto

6th

sexto

6th

sexto

6th

zesde

6th

sechste

6th

sisè

6th

sextus

6th

szósty

altıncı

6th

sexta

sesta

έκτος

sechster

شهشهم

Frases

He finished the race in sixth overall .

This is the sixth stage of economic integration .

Bromley finished sixth in the men's event .