German

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German numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: sechs
    Ordinal: sechste
    Sequence adverb: sechstens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6.
    Adverbial: sechsmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 6-mal
    Multiplier: sechsfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 6-fach
    Fractional: Sechstel
    Polygon: Sechseck
    Polygon abbreviation: 6-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: sechseckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 6-eckig

Etymology

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From Old High German sehsto, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛkstə/
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Adjective

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sechste (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular sechster, not comparable)

  1. (ordinal number) sixth

Declension

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Coordinate terms

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Further reading

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  • sechste” in Duden online
  • sechste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

West Frisian

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West Frisian ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : seis
    Ordinal : sechste

Etymology

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From Old Frisian sexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô.

Adjective

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sechste

  1. sixth

Inflection

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This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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  • sechste”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011