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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sexta.
Pronunciation
Noun
Sexte f (genitive Sexte, plural Sexten)
- (music) A sixth; an interval of 8 (kleine Sexte, minor sixth) or 9 (große Sexte, major sixth) semitones.
Declension
Further reading
- “Sexte” in Duden online
- “Sexte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Proper noun
Sexte
- vocative singular of Sextus