Old English · adjective
sixta
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈsiks.tɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈsiks · tɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- sixth
sixta1 · adjective
Senses
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sixth
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.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | sixta | sixte | sixte |
| Accusative | sixtan | sixtan | sixte |
| Genitive | sixtan | sixtan | sixtan |
| Dative | sixtan | sixtan | sixtan |
| Instrumental | sixtan | sixtan | sixtan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | sixtan | sixtan | sixtan |
| Accusative | sixtan | sixtan | sixtan |
| Genitive | sixtrasixtena | sixtrasixtena | sixtrasixtena |
| Dative | sixtum | sixtum | sixtum |
| Instrumental | sixtum | sixtum | sixtum |
sixta2 · numeral
Senses
-
sixth
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sehstô.
Descendants
sixth
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