sixty

Meaning

Num

The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

Noun

A commercial lasting 60 seconds.

Synonyms

threescore

60

lx

LX

Translations

soixante

60

sechzig

60

sessanta

60

sesenta

60

zestig

60

εξήντα

sexaginta

60

sessenta

60

seixanta

60

altmış

60

ستون

60

seissanta

şêst

سِتُّونَ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪkstɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sixty

Inherited from Old English: sixtiġ

Cognate with Scots: sexty

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: säkstich

Cognate with Western Frisian: sechstich

Cognate with Dutch: zestig

Cognate with German: sechzig

Cognate with Swedish: sextio

Cognate with Norwegian: seksti

Cognate with Icelandic: sextíu

Cognate with Sanskrit: षष्टि

In summary

Inherited from Middle English sixty, sexty, Old English sixtiġ, from Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz (“sixty”), equivalent to six + -ty. Cognate with Scots sexty, saxty (“sixty”), Saterland Frisian säkstich (“sixty”), West Frisian sechstich (“sixty”), Dutch zestig (“sixty”), German Low German sesstig (“sixty”), German sechzig (“sixty”), Swedish sextio (“sixty”), Norwegian seksti (“sixty”), Icelandic sextíu (“sixty”). Compare also Sanskrit षष्टि (ṣaṣṭi).