sixte
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sixte (uncountable)
- (fencing) The sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Middle French sixte, from Old French siste, sixte, modification of sexte (“sixth”) (a borrowing from Latin sextus) after sis (“six”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sixte f (plural sixtes)
DescendantsEdit
- → English: sixte
NounEdit
sixte m (plural sixtes)
Further readingEdit
- “sixte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle EnglishEdit
| 60 | ||
| ← 5 | 6 | 7 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: six Ordinal: sixte | ||
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˈsikst(ə)/, /ˈsɛkst(ə)/
- (rare) IPA(key): /ˈsiksθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛksθ(ə)/
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈsɛst(ə)/
AdjectiveEdit
sixte
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “sixt(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-22.
NounEdit
sixte
- A sixth; something which is sixth.
- (rare) A musical sixth; a note a sixth away from another given note.
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “sixt(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-22.