Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The person or thing in the sixtieth position.

    sechzigste

    шестидесятыйšestidesjatyj

    шістдесятийšistdesjatyj

  2. (countable, uncountable)One of sixty equal parts of a whole.

    sechzigste

    шестидесятая

    one part in sixty equal parts

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Happy sixtieth birthday.

    З шістдесятиріччям! — deniko

    ruС шестидесятилетием! — marafon

  2. He spent his sixtieth birthday in the hospital.

  3. A minute is one sixtieth of an hour.

    ruМинута — одна шестидесятая часа. — odexed

    deEine Minute ist ein Sechzigstel einer Stunde. — raggione

  4. A second is a sixtieth part of a minute.

    deEine Sekunde ist ein Sechzigstel einer Minute. — Manfredo

  5. He suffered a breakdown in the sixtieth kilometer of the race.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person or thing in the sixtieth position:
Русский
By meaning 2
person or thing in the sixtieth position:
one of sixty equal parts of a whole:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person or thing in the sixtieth position:

Origin

From earlier sixteth, from Middle English sixtithe; equivalent to sixty + -eth. For the mo

From earlier sixteth, from Middle English sixtithe; equivalent to sixty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

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Forms

plural: sixtieths
Singularsixtieth
Pluralsixtieths

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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