sixth

Meaning

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

Synonyms

six

6th

in the sixth place

sixthly

sixth part

one-sixth

zyxst

third

3rd

a sixth part

half-dozenth

number six

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪksθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sixte

Inherited from Old English: siexta

In summary

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

Sentences

He finished the race in sixth overall .

This is the sixth stage of economic integration .