sixth

BrE /sɪksθ/ AmE /sɪksθ/

noun / ordinal_number en → es

1 ORDINAL NUMBER [noun] A2

the number or position that comes after fifth and before seventh

sexta, sexto, sexto lugar

  • sixth in a series

Collocations sixth place · in sixth position

  • She came in sixth place.

    Ella llegó en sexto lugar.

2 FRACTION [noun] B1

one of six equal parts of something

seisavo, una sexta parte

  • sixth of a number

Collocations sixth of the total · one sixth of something

  • He received one-sixth of the profits.

    Él recibió una sexta parte de las ganancias.

3 YEAR [noun] B1

the sixth year in a series, such as at school or university

sexto año

  • sixth year of something

Collocations sixth grade · in the sixth year

  • She's in her sixth year at university.

    Ella está en su sexto año de universidad.

4 MUSIC [noun] C1

the note F above middle C on the treble clef in Western music notation

la nota F en el pentagrama

  • sixth of a scale

Collocations sixth above middle C · the sixth note

  • The sixth is the F note.

    La sexta nota es el F.

5 MATHEMATICS [noun] C1

the result of dividing a number by six

seisavo, una sexta parte de un número

  • sixth of a quantity

Collocations calculate the sixth · the sixth value

  • The calculation gives us the sixth.

    El cálculo nos da la sexta parte.