English Explanatory Dictionary

sixty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

num
  1. The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.
noun
  1. A commercial lasting 60 seconds.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪksti/ sĭksʹtē en-us-sixty.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-sixty.wav

Word forms

sixty sixties

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sixty, sexty, Old English sixtiġ, from Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz (“sixty”), equivalent to six + -ty. Cognate with Scots sexty, saxty (“sixty”), Saterland Frisian säkstich (“sixty”), West Frisian sechstich (“sixty”), Dutch zestig (“sixty”), German Low German sesstig (“sixty”), German sechzig (“sixty”), Swedish sextio (“sixty”), Norwegian seksti (“sixty”), Icelandic sextíu (“sixty”). Compare also Sanskrit षष्टि (ṣaṣṭi).

Synonyms

threescore

Related words

fifty-nine fifty sixty-one seventy sexagesimal

Derived words

like sixty north of sixty screaming sixties shrieking sixties sixty cycle hum sixty-eight sixty-eighth sixty-eleven sixty-fifth sixty-first sixty-four sixty-fourth sixtyish sixty-nine sixty-ninth sixtyodd sixty-one sixty-second sixty-seven sixty-seventh sixty-six sixty-sixth sixtysomething sixty-something sixty-third sixty-three sixty-two
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