sixta

Old English

Old English numbers ^(edit)

	60
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Cardinal: six     Ordinal: sixta     Age: sixwintre     Multiplier: sixfeald

Alternative forms

• siexta, syxta, sihsta, sexta, sesta

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sehstô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiks.tɑ/

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

Declension of sixta — Weak only

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sixta	sixte	sixte
Accusative	sixtan	sixtan	sixte
Genitive	sixtan	sixtan	sixtan
Dative	sixtan	sixtan	sixtan
Instrumental	sixtan	sixtan	sixtan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sixtan	sixtan	sixtan
Accusative	sixtan	sixtan	sixtan
Genitive	sixtra, sixtena	sixtra, sixtena	sixtra, sixtena
Dative	sixtum	sixtum	sixtum
Instrumental	sixtum	sixtum	sixtum

Descendants

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