Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)The ordinal form of the number six.

    sechste

    шесто́йšestój

    шо́стийšóstyj

More definitions
  • coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

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 · CC BY 2.0 FR

  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

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

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

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th:
Русский
By meaning 1
ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th:

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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Synonyms

3 synonyms
6thmul:VIVIth
Close in meaning
  • coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position:6th

Word family

15 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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