sexto

See also: Sexto

English

Etymology

From Latin sextus (“sixth”).

Noun

sexto (plural sextos)

  1. A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six leaves.

See also
English paper and book sizes
Latin folio quarto sexto octavo duodecimo sextodecimo octodecimo vicesimo-quarto trigesimo-secundo quadragesimo-octavo sexagesimo-quarto
ALA F Q   O D S T   Tt Fe Sf
ht. (cm) > 30 25-30 25-30 20-25 17.5-20 15-17.5 12.5-15 12.5-15 10-12.5 7.5-10 < 7.5
printers' folio quarto sixmo octavo twelvemo sixteenmo eighteenmo twenty-fourmo thirty-twomo forty-eightmo sixty-fourmo
abbrev. fo or f 4to 6to or 6mo 8vo 12mo 16mo 18mo 24mo 32mo 48mo 64mo
abbrev. 2º 4º 6º 8º 12º 16º 18º 24º 32º 48º 64º
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References
  • sexto in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Etymology

Blend of sexe +‎ texto

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

sexto m (plural sextos)

  1. sext

Adverb

sexto

  1. sixthly

Galician
Galician numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: seis
    Ordinal: sexto
    Multiplier: séxtuplo
    Fractional: sexto

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin sextus.

Adjective

sexto m (feminine singular sexta, masculine plural sextos, feminine plural sextas)

  1. sixth

Noun

sexto m (plural sextos)

  1. sixth

Further reading

Latin

Numeral

sextō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sextus

References
  • “sexto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sexto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Portuguese
Portuguese numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: seis
    Ordinal: sexto
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6.º
    Multiplier: sêxtuplo
    Fractional: sexto
    Group: sexteto
Portuguese Wikipedia article on 6

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sexto, seisto, sesto, from Latin sextus.

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

  • Homophone: cesto (Brazil, Southern Portugal)
  • Hyphenation: sex‧to

Adjective

sexto (feminine sexta, masculine plural sextos, feminine plural sextas)

  1. (ordinal number) sixth

Noun

sexto m (plural sextos)

  1. (fractional number) sixth (one of six parts of a whole)

Spanish
Spanish numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: seis
    Ordinal: sexto
    Ordinal abbreviation: 6.º
    Multiplier: séxtuple
    Fractional: sexto
Spanish Wikipedia article on 6

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sextus, along with several other ordinal numerals (segundo, quinto, séptimo), a tendency shared with many other Romance languages. Compare the inherited feminine doublets, sesma and siesta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈseɡsto/ [ˈseɣ̞s.t̪o]
    • Rhymes: -eɡsto
    • Syllabification: sex‧to
  • IPA(key): /ˈsesto/ [ˈses.t̪o]
    • Rhymes: -esto
  • (Colombia)
    Audio(file)

Adjective

sexto (feminine sexta, masculine plural sextos, feminine plural sextas)

  1. (ordinal number) sixth
    Synonym: seisavo

Abbreviations

Derived terms

Noun

sexto m (plural sextos)

  1. (fractional number) sixth, 1⁄6

Further reading
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