Sixth

//sɪksθ//

Synonyms for "sixth" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

6th consecutive intervals decimalization decimation degree diapason diatessaron diatonic interval diatonic semitone enharmonic diesis

Adjective(1 words)

6th

Adjective(1 words)

6th

Strong matches (17)

enharmonic interval fifth fourth half step halftone hexad hexadic hexagonal hexahedral hexamerous hexangular hexapartite hexastyle hexatomic hexavalent in sixth place interval

Related words (29)

less semitone melodic interval note octave one sixth parallel octaves quinquepartition quinquesection second semitone senary seventh sexennial sextipartite sextipartition sextuple sixfold sixthly step tenth

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third tithe tone unison interval whole step

Adjective(2 words)

mul:vi vith

Noun(2 words)

mul:⅙ one-sixth

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

5 entries

common fraction interval musical interval rank simple fraction

Synonyms

4 entries

6th in sixth place one sixth sixthly

derived

33 entries

Australian sixth French augmented sixth chord French sixth German augmented sixth chord German sixth Italian augmented sixth chord Italian sixth Japanese sixth Revenge of the Sixth augmented sixth augmented sixth chord diminished sixth lower sixth major sixth minor sixth one sixth

Showing 16 of 33 words.

etymologically related_to

1 entries

sixt

has context

2 entries

music not used in plural

is a

2 entries

interval rank

related to

9 entries

equal french sixth italian sixth major sixth minor sixth parts six sixth sense whole

similar

1 entries

ordinal

Translations

234 translations across 131 languages.

Afrikaans

2 entries

sesde adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sekst noun (interval)

Albanian

1 entries

gjashtë adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἕκτος adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Arabic

4 entries

ساتت adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
سَادِس adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
سَادِسَة adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
سُدْس noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Armenian

3 entries

վեցերորդ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
վեցերորդ noun (person or thing in sixth place)
վեցերորդ noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Asturian

2 entries

sestu adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sestu noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

altıncı adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Bashkir

1 entries

алтынсы adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Basque

2 entries

seigarren adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
seigarren noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Belarusian

1 entries

шо́сты adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Bengali

1 entries

ষষ্ঠ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Breton

1 entries

c'hwec'hvet adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Bulgarian

2 entries

ше́сти adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
шеста noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Burmese

1 entries

ဆဋ္ဌမ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Buryat

1 entries

зургаадахи adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries

ше́стый adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Catalan

4 entries

sext adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sisè adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sext noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
sexta noun (interval)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

شەشەم adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
شەشەم noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᏑᏓᎵᏁᎢ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

第六 adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Chuukese

1 entries

awonuen adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Classical Nahuatl

1 entries

ic chicuace adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries

altıncı adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Czech

3 entries

šestý adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sexta noun (interval)
šestina noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Danish

2 entries

sjette adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sjettedel noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Dutch

1 entries

zesde adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Esperanto

3 entries

sesa adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sesa noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sesono noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Estonian

1 entries

kuues adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Evenki

1 entries

нюӈӣ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Faliscan

1 entries

sexto adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Faroese

2 entries

sætti adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sættingur noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Finnish

4 entries

kuudes adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
kuudennes noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
kuudes noun (person or thing in sixth place)
kuudesosa noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

French

4 entries

six adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sixième adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sixième noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sixième noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Gagauz

1 entries

altıncı adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Galician

2 entries

sexto adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sexto noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Georgian

2 entries

მეექვსე adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
მეექვსედი noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

German

4 entries

sechste adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
Sechstel noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
Sechster noun (person or thing in sixth place)
Sexte noun (interval)

Gothic

1 entries

𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌰 adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Greek

1 entries

έκτος adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Gujarati

1 entries

છઠ્ઠું adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Hawaiian

2 entries

ono adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
hapaono noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Hebrew

1 entries

שישי adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Hindi

4 entries

छठवां adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
छठा adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
षष्ठ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
छठा noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Hungarian

4 entries

hatodik adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
hatod noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
hatodik noun (person or thing in sixth place)
szext noun (interval)

Hunsrik

1 entries

sechst adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Icelandic

1 entries

sjötti adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Ido

1 entries

sisesma adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Indonesian

1 entries

keenam adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Ingrian

1 entries

kuuvves adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Interlingua

4 entries

sexte adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sexta noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sexto noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sexto noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Irish

2 entries

séú adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
séú noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Italian

4 entries

sesta adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sesto adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sesto adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sesta noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Japanese

2 entries

六番目 adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
六度 noun (interval)

Kalmyk

1 entries

зурһадгч adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Kalo Finnish Romani

1 entries

ȟouto adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Kannada

1 entries

ಆರನೇ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Kazakh

1 entries

алтыншы adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Khakas

1 entries

алтынӌы adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Khalaj

1 entries

altamıncı adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Khmer

1 entries

ទីប្រាំមួយ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Korean

1 entries

여섯째 adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

алтынчы adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
алтынчы noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Lao

1 entries

ທີ່ຫົກ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Latgalian

2 entries

sesta noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sests noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Latin

2 entries

sextus adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sextans noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Latvian

4 entries

sestais adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sestais noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sestā noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sestā daļa noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Lithuanian

4 entries

šeštas adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
šešta noun (person or thing in sixth place)
šeštadalis noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
šeštas noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

šesty adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Macedonian

1 entries

шести adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Malay

1 entries

keenam adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Malayalam

2 entries

ആറാം adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
ആറാമത്തെ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Maltese

1 entries

is-sitt adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Manchu

1 entries

ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠴᡳ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Manx

1 entries

sheyoo adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Middle English

1 entries

sixte adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Mongolian

2 entries

зургаадахь adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
зургадугаар adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Māori

4 entries

te ono adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
tuaono adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
hauono noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
tuaono noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Navajo

1 entries

hastą́ą́ góneʼ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

North Frisian

2 entries

seekst adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sös adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Northern Sami

1 entries

guđát adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Norwegian

1 entries

sjette adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

seksdel noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
sekst noun (interval)
sjettedel noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

seksdel noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
sekst noun (interval)
sjettedel noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Occitan

1 entries

seisen adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Old Church Slavonic

1 entries

шестъ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Old English

1 entries

siexta adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Old Frisian

1 entries

sexta adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Old Galician-Portuguese

2 entries

sesto adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sexto adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Pali

1 entries

chaṭṭha adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Pennsylvania German

3 entries

sext adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
Sechsdel noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
Sexdel noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Persian

4 entries

ششم adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
ششک noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
ششیک noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
ششیک noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Sastel noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Polish

3 entries

szósty adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
seksta noun (interval)
szósty noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Portuguese

4 entries

sexto adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sexta noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sexto noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sexto noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Romanian

4 entries

șaselea adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
a șasea noun (person or thing in sixth place)
al șaselea noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sextă noun (interval)

Russian

4 entries

шесто́й adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
се́кста noun (interval)
шестая noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
шесто́й noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Samogitian

1 entries

šešts adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Sanskrit

1 entries

षष्ठ adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Scots

1 entries

saxt adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

siathamh adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

šesti adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
шести adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Shor

1 entries

алтынчы adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Sinhalese

1 entries

හයවෙනි adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Skolt Sami

2 entries

kuuđad adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
kuuđõs noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Slovak

1 entries

šiesty adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Slovene

4 entries

šesti adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
seksta noun (interval)
šestína noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)
šésti noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Southern Altai

1 entries

алтынчы adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Spanish

4 entries

seiseno adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sexto adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sexto noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sexto noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Swahili

1 entries

ya sita adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Swedish

3 entries

sjätte adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
sexa noun (person or thing in sixth place)
sjättedel noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Tagalog

1 entries

ikaanim adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Tajik

1 entries

шашум adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Tamil

2 entries

ஆறாம் adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
ஆறாவது adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Tatar

1 entries

алтынчы adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Thai

1 entries

ที่หก adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Tocharian A

1 entries

ṣkäṣt adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Tocharian B

1 entries

ṣkaste adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Turkish

2 entries

altıncı adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
altıncı noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Turkmen

1 entries

altynjy adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Ukrainian

2 entries

шо́стий adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
шостий noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

šesty adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Urdu

1 entries

چھٹواں adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Uzbek

1 entries

oltinchi adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Vietnamese

1 entries

thứ sáu adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Volapük

1 entries

mälid adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Walloon

1 entries

shijhinme adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Welsh

2 entries

chweched adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
chweched noun (person or thing in sixth place)

West-Frisian

2 entries

sechste adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
seisde adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Yakut

1 entries

алтыс adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)

Yiddish

2 entries

זעקסט adj (ordinal form of the number six — see also 6th)
זעקסטל noun (one of six equal parts of a whole)

Yoruba

1 entries

kẹfa noun (person or thing in sixth place)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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This elevator does not go above the sixth floor.

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The office has been transferred up to the sixth floor.

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He ruled for five years. In the sixth year, another king, who was stronger than he, waged war against him.

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This is his sixth accident.

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