sixte
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French sixte, from Middle French sixte, from Old French siste, sixte, modification of sexte (“sixth”) (a borrowing from Latin sextus) after sis (“six”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sixte (uncountable)
- (fencing) The sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French sixte, from Old French siste, sixte, modification of sexte (“sixth”) (a borrowing from Latin sextus) after sis (“six”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sixte f (plural sixtes)
Descendants edit
- → English: sixte
Noun edit
sixte m (plural sixtes)
Further reading edit
- “sixte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
| 60 | ||
| ← 5 | 6 | 7 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: six Ordinal: sixte | ||
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English sixta, from Proto-West Germanic *sehstō, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô.
Equivalent to six + -the (ordinal suffix), which some forms are remodeled on; though this is rare in Middle English, unlike than in fifte. Forms with -st- are from the Old English variant sesta.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈsikst(ə)/, /ˈsɛkst(ə)/
- (rare) IPA(key): /ˈsiksθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛksθ(ə)/
- (early) IPA(key): /ˈsɛst(ə)/
Adjective edit
sixte
Descendants edit
References edit
- “sixt(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-22.
Noun edit
sixte
- A sixth; something which is sixth.
- (rare) A musical sixth; a note a sixth away from another given note.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “sixt(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-22.