Meaning

3 senses
  1. The person or thing in the sixth position.

    Sechster

    шесто́йšestój

    шостийšostyj

  2. One of six equal parts of a whole.

    Sechstel

    шестая

    one part in six equal parts

  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.

    Sexte

    се́кстаséksta

    the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it

Examples

132 sentences
  1. Would it be possible to set up a meeting with us on April fifth or sixth?

    deWäre es möglich, ein Treffen mit uns am 5. oder 6. April einzurichten? — raggione

  2. Tom is a sixth form student.

    Том старшокласник. — deniko

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  3. He and I are both in sixth form.

    Ми з ним обидва у старших класах. — deniko

    deEr und ich, wir sind beide in der gymnasialen Oberstufe. — manese

  4. The sixth month of the year is June.

    Шостий місяць року — червень. — mhr

    ruШестой месяц года — июнь. — marafon

    deDer sechste Monat des Jahres ist der Juni. — mhr

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  5. You know I didn't like you in sixth grade.

    Ти знаєш, що ти мені не подобався у шостому класі. — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person or thing in sixth place:
Русский
By meaning 3
person or thing in sixth place:
one of six equal parts of a whole:
interval:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
person or thing in sixth place:
one of six equal parts of a whole:
interval:

Origin

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

From earlier sixt, from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô. By surface analysis, six + -th (ordinal suffix).

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Forms

plural: sixths
Singularsixth
Pluralsixths

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
mul:⅙
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sixth — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto