sixte

English

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪkst/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkst
  • Homophone: sixt

Noun

sixte (uncountable)

  1. (fencing) The sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French sixte, from Old French siste, sixte, modification of sexte (sixth) (a borrowing from Latin sextus) after sis (six).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sikst/
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Noun

sixte f (plural sixtes)

  1. (music) Interval of six notes
  2. (fencing) sixte

Descendants

  • English: sixte

Noun

sixte m (plural sixtes)

  1. (law) Sixth part of a tithe which belongs to a lord

Further reading

Middle English

Middle English numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: six
    Ordinal: sixte

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈsikst(ə)/, /ˈsɛkst(ə)/
  • (rare) IPA(key): /ˈsiksθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛksθ(ə)/
  • (early) IPA(key): /ˈsɛst(ə)/

Adjective

sixte

  1. sixth

Descendants

References

Noun

sixte

  1. A sixth; something which is sixth.
  2. (rare) A musical sixth; a note a sixth away from another given note.

Descendants

References

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