noun · num · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɪksti/
General-American:sĭksʹtē
General-American:/ˈsɪksti/
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rhymes with -ɪkstɪ
rhymes with -ɪksti
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A commercial lasting 60 seconds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, media
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
num
Meaning 2
The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: threescore
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
being ten more than fifty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 60, lx, threescore
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 60, LX
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: large integer
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sixty, sexty, Old English sixtiġ, from Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz (“sixty”), equivalent to six + -ty. Cognate with Scots sexty, saxty (“sixty”), Saterland Frisian säkstich (“sixty”), West Frisian sechstich (“sixty”), Dutch zestig (“sixty”), German Low German sesstig (“sixty”), German sechzig (“sixty”), Swedish sextio (“sixty”), Norwegian seksti (“sixty”), Icelandic sextíu (“sixty”). Compare also Sanskrit षष्टि (ṣaṣṭi).
Across languages
Translations
192 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
sestig
— cardinal number
Albanian:
gjashtëdhjetë
— cardinal number
Southern Altai:
алтан
(altan)
— cardinal number
Amharic:
ሥልሳ
(śəlsa)
— cardinal number
Amharic:
ስልሳ
(səlsa)
— cardinal number
Amharic:
፷)
— cardinal number
Arabic:
سِتِّين
(sittīn)
— cardinal number
Arabic:
سِتُّون
(sittūn)
— cardinal number
Arabic:
ستين
(sittīn)
— cardinal number
Armenian:
վաթսուն
(vatʻsun)
— cardinal number
Aromanian:
shaidzãts
— cardinal number
Aromanian:
shaidzãtsi
— cardinal number
Assamese:
ষাঠি
(xathi)
— cardinal number
Asturian:
sesenta
— cardinal number
Avar:
лъабкъого
(lsabqxʼogo)
— cardinal number
Azerbaijani:
altmış
— cardinal number
Bactrian:
χοατο
(khoato)
— cardinal number
Bashkir:
алтмыш
(altmış)
— cardinal number
Basque:
hirurogei
— cardinal number
Belarusian:
шэ́сцьдзесят
(šéscʹdzjesjat)
— cardinal number
Bengali:
ষাট
(śaṭ)
— cardinal number
Central Bikol:
anom na pulo
— cardinal number
Breton:
tri-ugent
— cardinal number
Bulgarian:
шестдесе́т
(šestdesét)
— cardinal number
Burmese:
ခြောက်ဆယ်
(hkraukhcai)
— cardinal number
Carpathian Rusyn:
шістдеся́ть
(šistdesjátʹ)
— cardinal number
Catalan:
seixanta
— cardinal number
Cebuano:
kan-oman
— cardinal number
Chechen:
кхузткъа
(quztqʼa)
— cardinal number
Cherokee:
ᏑᏓᎵᏍᎪᎯ
(sudalisgohi)
— cardinal number
Chichewa:
makumi asanu n'limodzi
— cardinal number
Chinese Mandarin:
六十
(liùshí)
— cardinal number
Wu Chinese:
六十
(8loq-zeq)
— cardinal number
Chuukese:
wone
— cardinal number
Chuvash:
утмӑл
(utmăl)
— cardinal number
Crimean Tatar:
altmış
— cardinal number
Czech:
šedesát
— cardinal number
Danish:
tres
— cardinal number
Danish:
seksti
— cardinal number
Dhivehi:
ހަށްޓި
(haṣ̊ṭi)
— cardinal number
Dhivehi:
ފަސްދޮޅަސް
(fasdoḷas)
— cardinal number
Central Dusun:
onom nohopod
— cardinal number
Dutch:
zestig
— cardinal number
Dzongkha:
དྲུག་ཅུ
— cardinal number
Esperanto:
sesdek
— cardinal number
Estonian:
kuuskümmend
— cardinal number
Farefare:
pisyoobɩ
— cardinal number
Fijian:
onosagavulu
— cardinal number
Finnish:
kuusikymmentä
— cardinal number
French:
soixante
— cardinal number
West-Frisian:
sechstich
— cardinal number
Friulian:
sessante
— cardinal number
Galician:
sesenta
— cardinal number
Georgian:
სამოცი
(samoci)
— cardinal number
German:
sechzig
— cardinal number
Gothic:
𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃 𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌾𐌿𐍃
(saihs tigjus)
— cardinal number
Greek:
εξήντα
(exínta)
— cardinal number
Ancient Greek:
ἑξήκοντα
(hexḗkonta)
— cardinal number
Ancient Greek:
ξ ́
— cardinal number
Haitian Creole:
swasant
— cardinal number
Hausa:
sìttin
— cardinal number
Hawaiian:
kanaono
— cardinal number
Hawaiian Creole:
sixty
— cardinal number
Hebrew:
שִׁשִּׁים
(shishím)
— cardinal number
Hiligaynon:
kan-uman
— cardinal number
Hindi:
साठ
(sāṭh)
— cardinal number
Hungarian:
hatvan
— cardinal number
Icelandic:
sextíu
— cardinal number
Ido:
sisadek
— cardinal number
Ilocano:
innem a pulo
— cardinal number
Indonesian:
enam puluh
— cardinal number
Ingrian:
kuuskymment
— cardinal number
Interlingua:
sexanta
— cardinal number
Irish:
seasca
— cardinal number
Italian:
sessanta
— cardinal number
Japanese:
六十
— cardinal number
Javanese:
sawidak
— cardinal number
Kapampangan:
anam a pulu
— cardinal number
Karachay-Balkar:
алтмыш
(altmış)
— cardinal number
Kazakh:
алпыс
(alpys)
— cardinal number
Khakas:
алтон
(alton)
— cardinal number
Khalaj:
altmış
— cardinal number
Khmer:
ហុកសិប
(hok səp)
— cardinal number
Komi-Permyak:
кватьдас
(kvaťdas)
— cardinal number
Korean:
예순
(yesun)
— cardinal number
Korean:
륙십
(ryuksip)
— cardinal number
Korean:
육십
(yuksip)
— cardinal number
Kumyk:
алтмыш
(altmış)
— cardinal number
Central Kurdish:
شەست
(şest)
— cardinal number
Kyrgyz:
алтымыш
(altımış)
— cardinal number
Ladin:
sessanta
— cardinal number
Ladino:
סיסינטה
— cardinal number
Ladino:
sesenta
— cardinal number
Lakota:
wikčémna šákpe
— cardinal number
Lao:
ຫົກສິບ
(hok sip)
— cardinal number
Latin:
sexaginta
— cardinal number
Latvian:
sešdesmit
— cardinal number
Ligurian:
sciûscianta
— cardinal number
Lithuanian:
šešiasdešimt
— cardinal number
Livonian:
kūžkimdõ
— cardinal number
Louisiana Creole:
swasant
— cardinal number
Luxembourgish:
siechzeg
— cardinal number
Macedonian:
ше́есет
(šéeset)
— cardinal number
Malay:
enam puluh
— cardinal number
Malayalam:
അറുപത്
(aṟupatŭ)
— cardinal number
Maltese:
sittin
— cardinal number
Manchu:
ᠨᡳᠨᠵᡠ
(ninju)
— cardinal number
Manx:
tree feed
— cardinal number
Māori:
ono ngahuru
— cardinal number
Māori:
ono tekau
— cardinal number
Marathi:
साठ
(sāṭh)
— cardinal number
Middle English:
sixty
— cardinal number
Mokilese:
woneijek
— cardinal number
Mongolian:
жар
(žar)
— cardinal number
Nauruan:
añama
— cardinal number
Navajo:
hastą́diin
— cardinal number
Norman:
sessànte
— cardinal number
Norman:
souaixante
— cardinal number
Norwegian:
seksti
— cardinal number
Occitan:
seissanta
— cardinal number
Ojibwe:
ningodwaasimidana
— cardinal number
Old Church Slavonic:
шесть десѧтъ
(šestĭ desętŭ)
— cardinal number
Old English:
sixtiġ
— cardinal number
Old Turkic:
𐰞𐱄𐰢𐱀
— cardinal number
Oromo:
jaatama
— cardinal number
Pannonian Rusyn:
шейдзешат
(šejdzešat)
— cardinal number
Pashto:
شپېته
(špetë)
— cardinal number
Pennsylvania German:
sechzich
— cardinal number
Persian:
شصت
(šast)
— cardinal number
Piedmontese:
sessanta
— cardinal number
Polish:
sześćdziesiąt
— cardinal number
Polish:
kopa
— cardinal number
Portuguese:
sessenta
— cardinal number
Punjabi:
ਸੱਠ
(saṭṭha)
— cardinal number
Quechua:
suqta chunka
— cardinal number
Réunion Creole French:
soisant
— cardinal number
Romagnol:
ṣànta
— cardinal number
Romanian:
șaizeci
— cardinal number
Romansh:
sessanta
— cardinal number
Romansh:
sissonta
— cardinal number
Romansh:
sissànta
— cardinal number
Romansh:
sesaunta
— cardinal number
Romansh:
sesanta
— cardinal number
Russian:
шестьдеся́т
(šestʹdesját)
— cardinal number
Samoan:
onosefulu
— cardinal number
Sanskrit:
षष्टि
(ṣaṣṭi)
— cardinal number
Santali:
ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱜᱮᱞ
(turuy gel)
— cardinal number
Sardinian:
sessanta
— cardinal number
Scottish Gaelic:
trì fichead
— cardinal number
Scottish Gaelic:
seasgad
— cardinal number
Serbo-Croatian:
шездесет
— cardinal number
Serbo-Croatian:
šezdeset
— cardinal number
Shan:
ႁူၵ်းသိပ်း
(húuk síp)
— cardinal number
Shor:
алтон
(alton)
— cardinal number
Sicilian:
sissanta
— cardinal number
Sinhalese:
හැට
(hæṭa)
— cardinal number
Slovak:
šesťdesiat
— cardinal number
Slovene:
šestdeset
— cardinal number
Spanish:
sesenta
— cardinal number
Swahili:
sitini
— cardinal number
Swedish:
sextio
— cardinal number
Tagalog:
animnapu
— cardinal number
Tahitian:
ono 'ahuru
— cardinal number
Tajik:
шаст
(šast)
— cardinal number
Tatar:
алтмыш
(altmış)
— cardinal number
Telugu:
అరవై
(aravai)
— cardinal number
Thai:
หกสิบ
(hòk-sìp)
— cardinal number
Tocharian B:
ṣkaska
— cardinal number
Tok Pisin:
sikisti
— cardinal number
Tok Pisin:
sikispela ten
— cardinal number
Tongan:
onongofulu
— cardinal number
Turkish:
altmış
— cardinal number
Ottoman Turkish:
آلتمش
(altmış)
— cardinal number
Turkmen:
altmyş
— cardinal number
Tuvan:
алдан
(aldan)
— cardinal number
Udmurt:
куатьтон
(kuaťton)
— cardinal number
Ukrainian:
шістьдеся́т
(šistʹdesját)
— cardinal number