sixtieth

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sixtieth

  • /ˈsɪksti.əθ/

Where it comes from

From earlier sixteth, from Middle English sixtithe; equivalent to sixty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

adjective

  1. not comparable The ordinal form of the number sixty.

noun sixtieths

  1. countable, uncountable The person or thing in the sixtieth position.
  2. countable, uncountable One of sixty equal parts of a whole.

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Every language

adj the ordinal form of the number sixty

Españolsexagésimo
한국어예순째 yesunjjae
日本語第六十 dai-rokujū
中文第六十 dì liùshí
हिन्दीसाठवाँ sāṭhvā̃
Portuguêssexagésimo, 60º
Françaissoixantième, 60ᵉ
Deutschsechzigste
Italianosessantesimo, 60º
Ελληνικάεξηκοστός exikostós
Românășaizecilea
Русскийшестидесятый šestidesjatyj
Tiếng Việtthứ sáu mươi

noun person or thing in the sixtieth position

Españolsexagésimo
हिन्दीसाठवाँ sāṭhvā̃
Portuguêssexagésimo
Françaissoixantième
Deutschsechzigste
Italianosessantesimo
Русскийшестидесятый šestidesjatyj

noun one of sixty equal parts of a whole

Españolsesentavo
हिन्दीसाठवाँ sāṭhvā̃
Portuguêssessenta avos
Françaissoixantième
Deutschsechzigste
Italianosessantesimo
Русскийшестидесятая

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@misc{sixtieth_2026,
  title = {sixtieth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sixtieth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}