sixth en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- [sɪk(s)t̪]
- /sɪksθ/
- [sɪkθ]
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- [sɪks] common reduced form before a consonant
Etymology
From earlier sixt, from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô. By surface analysis, six + -th (ordinal suffix).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) The ordinal form of the number six.
Dr. Ridpath, in his usual happy manner, thanked the Executive Committee and the various members of the Association who had so earnestly cooperated with him in the work of the Sixth Annual Meeting now drawing to a close.
1892, Western Association of Writers, Sayings and Doings of the Sixth General Meeting, Jones Brothers Publishing Company, pages 271–272:On Monday, the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency placed a similar detainer on Melvin Jovel, 18, who on Sunday was the sixth person to be arrested in the case.
2007 August 21, Kareem Fahim, “Presidential Candidate Blames Killings on Newark Sanctuary Policy”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2019:And * God ſaw euery thing that hee had made : and behold, it was very good. And the euening and the moꝛning were the ſixth day.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 1:31:[T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.
1976, L[ilian] H[amilton] Jeffery, “Kylon and Drakon”, in Archaic Greece: The City-States, c. 700-500 b.c., New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, section II (Central and Northern Greece), subsection 7 (Athens and Attica), page 86:As this sixth edition is published in 2011, it is exactly 25 years since the publication of the first edition in 1986. That, in itself, is a very sobering thought, for all kinds of reasons.
2011 February 25, Peter Dicken, Global Shift, Sixth Edition: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy, Guilford Press, page xi:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sixt | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
two hundred fifty-sixth note · sixthhand · sixth form · sixth sense · sixth disease · sixth cousin · one-sixth · sixth rate · one sixth · sixthly · sixth-former · sixth form college · sixth cranial nerve · sixth grader · Revenge of the Sixth · sixth columnist · sixth column · sixtel · sixth grade · sixth-rate · sixth man
Synonyms
Translations (144)
ml ആറാം (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · haw ono (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · bua зургаадахи (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · gl sexto (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · alt алтынчы (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · lo ທີ່ຫົກ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · cjs алтынчы (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · fr sixième (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · de sechste (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · es seiseno (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌰 (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ia sexte (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sa षष्ठ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · txb ṣkaste (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · fy seisde (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · tr altıncı (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · tt алтынчы (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ur چھٹواں (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · se guđát (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · it sesto (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · kk алтыншы (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · tk altynjy (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sh шести (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · grc ἕκτος (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sq gjashtë (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sv sjätte (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · rue ше́стый (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · gu છઠ્ઠું (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · mi tuaono (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · mt is-sitt (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · kn ಆರನೇ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · wa shijhinme (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · cu шестъ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · br c'hwec'hvet (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · km ទីប្រាំមួយ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · tl ikaanim (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · hi छठा (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · fr six (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · arz ساتت (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ast sestu (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ru шесто́й (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · my ဆဋ္ဌမ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · af sesde (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · gv sheyoo (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ky алтынчы (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · nci ic chicuace (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · dsb šesty (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · he שישי (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sco saxt (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · chk awonuen (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · eu seigarren (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · frr sös (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · cs šestý (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sms kuuđad (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sh šesti (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · cy chweched (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · eo sesa (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · mfe siziem (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · mk шести (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ar سَادِس (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · uz oltinchi (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · lv sestais (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · fo sætti (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ga séú (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · pi chaṭṭha (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · fy sechste (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · gd siathamh (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · frr seekst (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · mnc ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠴᡳ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · pt sexto (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · la sextus (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · klj altamıncı (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · chr ᏑᏓᎵᏁᎢ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · evn нюӈӣ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · cmn 第六 (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · fi kuudes (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · mi te ono (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · et kuues (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · kjh алтынӌы (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · hi छठवां (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · xto ṣkäṣt (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ko 여섯째 (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · pdc sext (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · lt šeštas (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · enm sixte (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · tg шашум (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · mn зургаадахь (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · roa-opt sesto (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ang siexta (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ta ஆறாவது (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ml ആറാമത്തെ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sl šesti (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ja 六番目 (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · hrx sechst (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ta ஆறாம் (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · oc seisen (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · uk шо́стий (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · yi זעקסט (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · rmf ȟouto (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · is sjötti (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · nl zesde (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · xfa sexto (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · xal зурһадгч (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · bg ше́сти (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ca sisè (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · hy վեցերորդ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · roa-opt sexto (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · izh kuuvves (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · gag altıncı (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · vo mälid (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · it sesto (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · da sjette (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · be шо́сты (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sk šiesty (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ar سَادِسَة (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sgs šešts (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · bn ষষ্ঠ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · si හයවෙනි (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · io sisesma (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ro șaselea (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · pl szósty (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · th ที่หก (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · crh altıncı (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · hu hatodik (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · nv hastą́ą́ góneʼ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · es sexto (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · it sesta (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · vi thứ sáu (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · no sjette (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ms keenam (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ca sext (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ka მეექვსე (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · mn зургадугаар (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · az altıncı (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ofs sexta (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · hsb šesty (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · hi षष्ठ (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sah алтыс (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · sw ya sita (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · fa ششم (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ckb شەشەم (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · ba алтынсы (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · el έκτος (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th) · id keenam (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)