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sixtieth

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈsɪksti.əθ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number sixty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The person or thing in the sixtieth position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One of sixty equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

the ordinal number of sixty in counting order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 60th

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

one part in sixty equal parts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: one-sixtieth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: common fraction, simple fraction

6

noun

Meaning 6

position 60 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 sixteth, from Middle English sixtithe; equivalent to sixty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

Across languages

Translations

100 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sestigste — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Albanian: gjashtëdhjetë — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Southern Altai: алтанынчы (altanïnčï) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Armenian: վաթսուներորդ (vatʻsunerord) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Azerbaijani: altmışıncı — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Bengali: ষষ্টিতম (śośṭitom) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Bulgarian: шейсетият (šejsetijat) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Catalan: seixantè — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 第六十 (dì liùshí) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Czech: šedesátý — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Danish: tressende — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Danish: tresindstyvende — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Dutch: zestigste — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Dutch: 60e — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Esperanto: sesdeka — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Esperanto: 60-a — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Estonian: kuuekümnes — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Finnish: kuudeskymmenes — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • French: soixantième — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • French: 60e — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • West-Frisian: sechtichste — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Georgian: მესამოცე (mesamoce) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • German: sechzigste — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Greek: εξηκοστός (exikostós) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Ancient Greek: ἑξηκοστός (hexēkostós) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Hindi: साठवाँ (sāṭhvā̃) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Hungarian: hatvanadik — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Icelandic: sextugasta — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Indonesian: keenampuluh — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Ingrian: kuuvveskymmenäs — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Interlingua: sexantesime — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Interlingua: sexagesime — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Interlingua: 60e — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Irish: seascadú — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Irish: 60ú — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Italian: sessantesimo — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Italian: 60o — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Japanese: 第六十 (dai-rokujū) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Kazakh: алпысыншы (alpysynşy) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Khakas: алтонынӌы (altonıncı) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Korean: 예순째 (yesunjjae) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Kyrgyz: алтымышынчы (altımışıncı) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Latin: sexāgēsimus — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Latvian: sešdesmitais — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Lithuanian: šešiasdešimtas — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Luxembourgish: siechzegst — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Macedonian: шеесетти (šeesetti) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Malay: keenam puluh — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Malayalam: അറുപതാം (aṟupatāṁ) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Malayalam: അറുപതാമത്തെ (aṟupatāmatte) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Manchu: ᠨᡳᠨᠵᡠᠴᡳ (ninjuci) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Manx: tree feedoo — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Middle English: sixtithe — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sekstiende — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Occitan: seissanten — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Persian: شصتم — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Polish: sześćdziesiąty — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Polish: 60. — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Portuguese: sexagésimo — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Portuguese: 60o — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Romanian: șaizecilea — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Russian: шестидесятый (šestidesjatyj) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Serbo-Croatian: šezdeseti — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Shor: алтонынчы — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Slovak: šesťdesiaty — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Spanish: sexagésimo — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Swedish: sextionde — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Tagalog: pang-animnapu — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Tajik: шастуми (šastum-i) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Telugu: అరవయ్యో (aravayyō) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Turkish: altmışıncı — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Ukrainian: шістдеся́тий (šistdesjátyj) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Uzbek: oltmishinchi — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Vietnamese: thứ sáu mươi — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Yiddish: זעכציקסט (zekhtsikst) — the ordinal form of the number sixty
  • Belarusian: шасцідзесяты (šascidzjesjaty) — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • Finnish: kuudeskymmenes — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • French: soixantième — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • German: sechzigste — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • Hindi: साठवाँ (sāṭhvā̃) — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • Hungarian: hatvanadik — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • Interlingua: sexantesimo — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • Interlingua: sexagesimo — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • Italian: sessantesimo — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • Portuguese: sexagésimo — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • Russian: шестидесятый (šestidesjatyj) — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • Spanish: sexagésimo — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • Ukrainian: шістдесятий (šistdesjatyj) — person or thing in the sixtieth position
  • Finnish: kuudeskymmenesosa — one of sixty equal parts of a whole
  • French: soixantième — one of sixty equal parts of a whole
  • German: sechzigste — one of sixty equal parts of a whole
  • Hindi: साठवाँ (sāṭhvā̃) — one of sixty equal parts of a whole
  • Hungarian: hatvanad — one of sixty equal parts of a whole
  • Interlingua: sexantesimo — one of sixty equal parts of a whole
  • Interlingua: sexagesimo — one of sixty equal parts of a whole
  • Italian: sessantesimo — one of sixty equal parts of a whole
  • Portuguese: sessenta avos — one of sixty equal parts of a whole
  • Russian: шестидесятая — one of sixty equal parts of a whole
  • Spanish: sesentavo — one of sixty equal parts of a whole
  • Yiddish: זעכציקסטל (zekhtsikstl) — one of sixty equal parts of a whole