adj · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/sɪksθ/
[sɪkθ]
[sɪk(s)t̪]
[sɪks]common reduced form before a consonant
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rhymes with -ɪksθ
rhymes with -ɪkθ
homophone: (reduced form) six
CMU ARPABET:S IH1 K S TH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number six.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 6th, mul:VI, VIth
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The person or thing in the sixth position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One of six equal parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mul:1⁄6
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To divide by six, equivalent to multiplying a denominator by six.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, nonstandard, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 6th
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interval, musical interval
8
noun
Meaning 8
one part in six equal parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: one-sixth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: common fraction, simple fraction
9
noun
Meaning 9
position six in a countable series of things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rank
History
Etymology
From earlier sixt, from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô. By surface analysis, six + -th (ordinal suffix).
Across languages
Translations
234 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
sesde
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Albanian:
gjashtë
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Southern Altai:
алтынчы
(altïnčï)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Arabic:
سَادِس
(sādis)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Arabic:
سَادِسَة
(sādisa)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Arabic:
ساتت
(sātit)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Armenian:
վեցերորդ
(vecʻerord)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Asturian:
sestu
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Azerbaijani:
altıncı
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Bashkir:
алтынсы
(altınsı)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Basque:
seigarren
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Belarusian:
шо́сты
(šósty)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Bengali:
ষষ্ঠ
(śośṭho)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Breton:
c'hwec'hvet
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Bulgarian:
ше́сти
(šésti)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Burmese:
ဆဋ္ဌမ
(hcathta.ma.)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Buryat:
зургаадахи
(zurgaadaxi)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Carpathian Rusyn:
ше́стый
(šéstŷj)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Catalan:
sisè
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Catalan:
sext
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Cherokee:
ᏑᏓᎵᏁᎢ
(sudalinei)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Chinese Mandarin:
第六
(dìliù)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Chuukese:
awonuen
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Crimean Tatar:
altıncı
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Czech:
šestý
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Danish:
sjette
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Dutch:
zesde
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Esperanto:
sesa
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Estonian:
kuues
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Evenki:
нюӈӣ
(ņuŋī)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Faliscan:
sexto
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Faroese:
sætti
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Finnish:
kuudes
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
French:
sixième
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
French:
six
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
North Frisian:
seekst
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
North Frisian:
sös
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Old Frisian:
sexta
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
West-Frisian:
sechste
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
West-Frisian:
seisde
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Gagauz:
altıncı
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Galician:
sexto
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Georgian:
მეექვსე
(meekvse)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
German:
sechste
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Gothic:
𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌰
(saihsta)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Greek:
έκτος
(éktos)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Ancient Greek:
ἕκτος
(héktos)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Gujarati:
છઠ્ઠું
(chaṭhṭhũ)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Hawaiian:
ono
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Hebrew:
שישי
(shishi)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Hindi:
छठवां
(chaṭhvā̃)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Hindi:
षष्ठ
(ṣaṣṭh)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Hindi:
छठा
(chaṭhā)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Hungarian:
hatodik
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Hunsrik:
sechst
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Icelandic:
sjötti
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Ido:
sisesma
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Indonesian:
keenam
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Ingrian:
kuuvves
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Interlingua:
sexte
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Irish:
séú
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Italian:
sesto
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Italian:
sesto
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Italian:
sesta
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Japanese:
六番目
(rokuban-me)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Kalmyk:
зурһадгч
(zurğadgç)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Kannada:
ಆರನೇ
(āranē)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Kazakh:
алтыншы
(altynşy)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Khakas:
алтынӌы
(altıncı)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Khalaj:
altamıncı
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Khmer:
ទីប្រាំមួយ
(tii pram muəy)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Korean:
여섯째
(yeoseotjjae)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Central Kurdish:
شەشەم
(şeşem)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Kyrgyz:
алтынчы
(altıncı)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Lao:
ທີ່ຫົກ
(thī hok)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Latin:
sextus
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Latvian:
sestais
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Lithuanian:
šeštas
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Macedonian:
шести
(šesti)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Malay:
keenam
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Malayalam:
ആറാം
(āṟāṁ)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Malayalam:
ആറാമത്തെ
(āṟāmatte)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Maltese:
is-sitt
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Manchu:
ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠴᡳ
(ningguci)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Manx:
sheyoo
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Māori:
tuaono
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Māori:
te ono
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Middle English:
sixte
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Mongolian:
зургадугаар
(zurgadugaar)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Mongolian:
зургаадахь
(zurgaadaxʹ)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Classical Nahuatl:
ic chicuace
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Navajo:
hastą́ą́ góneʼ
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Norwegian:
sjette
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Occitan:
seisen
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Old Church Slavonic:
шестъ
(šestŭ)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Old English:
siexta
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Old Galician-Portuguese:
sesto
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Old Galician-Portuguese:
sexto
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Pali:
chaṭṭha
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Pennsylvania German:
sext
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Persian:
ششم
(šešom)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Polish:
szósty
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Portuguese:
sexto
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Kalo Finnish Romani:
ȟouto
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Romanian:
șaselea
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Russian:
шесто́й
(šestój)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Northern Sami:
guđát
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Skolt-Sami:
kuuđad
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Samogitian:
šešts
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Sanskrit:
षष्ठ
(ṣaṣṭha)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Scots:
saxt
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Scottish Gaelic:
siathamh
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Serbo-Croatian:
шести
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Serbo-Croatian:
šesti
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Shor:
алтынчы
(altınçı)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Sinhalese:
හයවෙනි
(hayaweni)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Slovak:
šiesty
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Slovene:
šesti
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Lower Sorbian:
šesty
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Upper Sorbian:
šesty
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Spanish:
sexto
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Spanish:
seiseno
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Swahili:
ya sita
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Swedish:
sjätte
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Tagalog:
ikaanim
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Tajik:
шашум
(šašum)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Tamil:
ஆறாம்
(āṟām)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Tamil:
ஆறாவது
(āṟāvatu)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Tatar:
алтынчы
(altınçı)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Thai:
ที่หก
(tîi-hòk)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Tocharian A:
ṣkäṣt
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Tocharian B:
ṣkaste
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Turkish:
altıncı
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Turkmen:
altynjy
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Ukrainian:
шо́стий
(šóstyj)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Urdu:
چھٹواں
(chaṭhvā̃)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Uzbek:
oltinchi
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Vietnamese:
thứ sáu
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Volapük:
mälid
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Walloon:
shijhinme
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Welsh:
chweched
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Yakut:
алтыс
(altïs)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Yiddish:
זעקסט
(zekst)
— ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th
Armenian:
վեցերորդ
(vecʻerord)
— person or thing in sixth place
Basque:
seigarren
— person or thing in sixth place
Esperanto:
sesa
— person or thing in sixth place
Finnish:
kuudes
— person or thing in sixth place
French:
sixième
— person or thing in sixth place
German:
Sechster
— person or thing in sixth place
Hindi:
छठा
(chaṭhā)
— person or thing in sixth place
Hungarian:
hatodik
— person or thing in sixth place
Interlingua:
sexto
— person or thing in sixth place
Interlingua:
sexta
— person or thing in sixth place
Irish:
séú
— person or thing in sixth place
Italian:
sesto
— person or thing in sixth place
Italian:
sesta
— person or thing in sixth place
Central Kurdish:
شەشەم
(şeşem)
— person or thing in sixth place
Kyrgyz:
алтынчы
(altıncı)
— person or thing in sixth place
Latgalian:
sests
— person or thing in sixth place
Latgalian:
sesta
— person or thing in sixth place
Latvian:
sestais
— person or thing in sixth place
Latvian:
sestā
— person or thing in sixth place
Lithuanian:
šeštas
— person or thing in sixth place
Lithuanian:
šešta
— person or thing in sixth place
Māori:
tuaono
— person or thing in sixth place
Polish:
szósty
— person or thing in sixth place
Portuguese:
sexto
— person or thing in sixth place
Portuguese:
sexta
— person or thing in sixth place
Romanian:
al șaselea
— person or thing in sixth place
Romanian:
a șasea
— person or thing in sixth place
Russian:
шесто́й
(šestój)
— person or thing in sixth place
Slovene:
šésti
— person or thing in sixth place
Spanish:
sexto
— person or thing in sixth place
Swedish:
sexa
— person or thing in sixth place
Turkish:
altıncı
— person or thing in sixth place
Ukrainian:
шостий
(šostyj)
— person or thing in sixth place
Welsh:
chweched
— person or thing in sixth place
Yoruba:
kẹfa
— person or thing in sixth place
Arabic:
سُدْس
(suds)
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Armenian:
վեցերորդ
(vecʻerord)
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Asturian:
sestu
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Bulgarian:
шеста
(šesta)
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Catalan:
sisè
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Catalan:
sext
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Czech:
šestina
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Danish:
sjettedel
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Esperanto:
sesono
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Faroese:
sættingur
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Finnish:
kuudennes
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Finnish:
kuudesosa
— one of six equal parts of a whole
French:
sixième
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Galician:
sexto
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Georgian:
მეექვსედი
(meekvsedi)
— one of six equal parts of a whole
German:
Sechstel
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Hawaiian:
hapaono
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Hungarian:
hatod
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Interlingua:
sexto
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Italian:
sesto
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Latin:
sextans
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Latvian:
sestā daļa
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Lithuanian:
šeštadalis
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Māori:
hauono
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Norwegian Bokmål:
seksdel
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Norwegian Bokmål:
sjettedel
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Norwegian Nynorsk:
seksdel
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sjettedel
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Pennsylvania German:
Sechsdel
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Pennsylvania German:
Sexdel
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Persian:
ششیک
(šašyak, šešyek)
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Persian:
ششک
(šešak)
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Persian:
ششیک
(šeš-yek)
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Plautdietsch:
Sastel
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Portuguese:
sexto
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Romanian:
șesime
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Russian:
шестая
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Skolt-Sami:
kuuđõs
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Slovene:
šestína
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Spanish:
sexto
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Swedish:
sjättedel
— one of six equal parts of a whole
Yiddish:
זעקסטל
(zekstl)
— one of six equal parts of a whole