sexta

See also: Sexta

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sextus (“sixth”).

Adjective

sexta

  1. feminine singular of sext

Noun
la sexta major
la sexta menor

sexta f (plural sextes)

  1. (music) sixth
  2. sext; a liturgical hour

Derived terms
  • sexta major
  • sexta menor

Latin

Etymology

See sextus. As a noun, by agreement with an implied hora (“hour”).

Noun

sexta f (genitive sextae); first declension

  1. Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight.
  2. (Roman Catholicism) Sext, the service appointed to this hour.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sexta sextae
Genitive sextae sextārum
Dative sextae sextīs
Accusative sextam sextās
Ablative sextā sextīs
Vocative sexta sextae

Descendants
  • English: sext
  • Spanish: siesta

Numeral

sexta

  1. inflection of sextus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Numeral

sextā

  1. ablative feminine singular of sextus

References

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sehstô (“sixth”).

Adjective

sexta

  1. sixth

Descendants
  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: seekst
    Helgoland: sös
  • Saterland Frisian: säkste
  • West Frisian: sechste

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • 6ª (abbreviation)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈses.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈseʃ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈses.ta/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɐjʃ.tɐ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsejʃ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈseʃ.tɐ/

  • Homophone: cesta (Brazil)
  • Hyphenation: sex‧ta

Numeral

sexta

  1. feminine singular of sexto

Noun

sexta f (plural sextas)

  1. Ellipsis of sexta-feira (“Friday”).

Adverb

sexta (not comparable)

  1. Ellipsis of sexta-feira (“on Friday”).

Spanish

Noun

sexta f (plural sextas)

  1. (music) sixth
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Adjective

sexta

  1. feminine singular of sexto

Further reading
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