sixth

sexto

sixth(

sihksth

)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

1. (ordinal number)

a. sexto

This is the sixth fine you've received this year.Esta es la sexta multa que recibes en lo que va de año.

2. (music)

a. de sexta

The first inversion of a minor seventh chord is a major sixth chord.La primera inversión de un acorde de séptima menor es un acorde de sexta mayor.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

3. (in a series)

a. el sexto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la sexta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

I have seven children. Lucy is my sixth.Tengo siete hijos. Lucy es la sexta.

4. (in dates)

a. el seis

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I have an appointment with the doctor on the sixth of July.Tengo cita con el médico el seis de julio.

5. (fraction)

a. el sexto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Seven is a sixth of 42.El siete es un sexto de 42.

b. la sexta parte

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A sixth of my class is from another country.Una sexta parte de mi clase viene de otro país.

6. (music)

a. la sexta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

If you harmonize the melody in sixths, you get more of an open sound.Si armonizas la melodía con sextas, obtienes un sonido más abierto.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

7. (before a superlative)

a. sexto

A recent ranking lists the UK as the sixth largest economy in the world.Un ranking reciente pone al RU como la sexta economía más grande del mundo.

8. (in a series)

a. en sexto lugar

He came sixth in the Grand National for two years in a row.Acabó en sexto lugar en el Grand National dos años seguidos.

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