| 释义 |
sixth
I. \ˈsiks(t)th, -kst\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English sixte, sexte, from Old English sixta, siexta (akin to Old High German sehto, sehsto, Old Norse sētti, Gothic saihsta), from six, siex six + -ta (from -otha, -tha -th)
1. : being number six in a countable series
< the sixth day >
— see number table
2. : being one of six equal parts into which something is divisible
< a sixth share of the money >
II. noun
(plural sixths \-ks(ts), -ks(t)ths\)
1. : number six in a countable series
< the sixth of the month >
2. : the quotient of a unit divided by six : one of six equal parts of something
< one sixth of the total >
3.
a. : a musical interval embracing six diatonic degrees
b. : a tone at this interval; specifically : the sixth note or tone of a scale : submediant
c. : the harmonic combination of two tones a sixth apart
4. : sixte
III. adverb
1. : in the sixth place
2. : with five exceptions
< the nation's sixth largest city > |