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.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/ˈsɪksti.əθ/
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:S IH1 K S T IY0 IH0 TH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number sixty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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