sixta

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Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
60
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    Cardinal: six
    Ordinal: sixta
    Age: sixwintre
    Multiplier: sixfeald

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sehstô.

Pronunciation

Numeral

sixta

  1. sixth

Adjective

sixta

  1. sixth
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Syxta wæs Ōswald, Norðanhymbra cyning sē betsta ⁊ sē crīstenesta, sē þissum ilcum ġemǣrum rīċe hæfde.
      Sixth was Oswald, the best and most Christian king of the Northumbrians, who ruled over this same territory.

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: sixte
    • English: sixth
    • Scots: saxt, sext, sixt