Meanings
adjectivesixtieth (not comparable)
- not comparableThe ordinal form of the number sixty.
nounsixtieth (countable and uncountable, plural sixtieths)
plural sixtieths
- countableuncountableThe person or thing in the sixtieth position.
- countableuncountableOne of sixty equal parts of a whole.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Middle Englishsixtithe
- Englishsixtieth
From earlier sixteth, from Middle English sixtithe; equivalent to sixty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans sestigste
- sestigstethe ordinal form of the number sixty
Ancient Greek ἑξηκοστός
- ἑξηκοστός (hexēkostós)the ordinal form of the number sixty
Bengali ষষ্টিতম
- ষষ্টিতম (śośṭitom)the ordinal form of the number sixty
Bulgarian шейсетият
- шейсетият (šejsetijat)the ordinal form of the number sixty
Catalan seixantè
- seixantèthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Chinese Mandarin 第六十
- 第六十 (dì liùshí)the ordinal form of the number sixty
Czech šedesátý
- šedesátýthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Danish tressende, tresindstyvende
- tressendethe ordinal form of the number sixty
- tresindstyvendethe ordinal form of the number sixty
Dutch zestigste, 60ᵉ
- zestigstethe ordinal form of the number sixty
- 60ᵉthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Esperanto sesdeka, 60-a
- sesdekathe ordinal form of the number sixty
- 60-athe ordinal form of the number sixty
Estonian kuuekümnes
- kuuekümnesthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Finnish kuudeskymmenes, kuudeskymmenes
- kuudeskymmenesthe ordinal form of the number sixty
- kuudeskymmenesperson or thing in the sixtieth position
- kuudeskymmenesosaone of sixty equal parts of a whole
French soixantième, 60ᵉ
- soixantièmethe ordinal form of the number sixty
- 60ᵉthe ordinal form of the number sixty
- soixantièmeperson or thing in the sixtieth position
- soixantièmeone of sixty equal parts of a whole
German sechzigste, sechzigste
- sechzigstethe ordinal form of the number sixty
- sechzigsteperson or thing in the sixtieth position
- sechzigsteone of sixty equal parts of a whole
Greek εξηκοστός
- εξηκοστός (exikostós)the ordinal form of the number sixty
Hindi साठवाँ, साठवाँ
- साठवाँ (sāṭhvā̃)the ordinal form of the number sixty
- साठवाँ (sāṭhvā̃)person or thing in the sixtieth position
- साठवाँ (sāṭhvā̃)one of sixty equal parts of a whole
Hungarian hatvanadik, hatvanadik
- hatvanadikthe ordinal form of the number sixty
- hatvanadikperson or thing in the sixtieth position
- hatvanadone of sixty equal parts of a whole
Icelandic sextugasta
- sextugastathe ordinal form of the number sixty
Indonesian keenampuluh
- keenampuluhthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Irish seascadú, 60ú
- seascadúthe ordinal form of the number sixty
- 60úthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Italian sessantesimo, 60º
- sessantesimothe ordinal form of the number sixty
- 60ºthe ordinal form of the number sixty
- sessantesimoperson or thing in the sixtieth position
- sessantesimoone of sixty equal parts of a whole
Japanese 第六十
- 第六十 (dai-rokujū)the ordinal form of the number sixty
Korean 예순째
- 예순째 (yesunjjae)the ordinal form of the number sixty
Latin sexāgēsimus
- sexāgēsimusthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Latvian sešdesmitais
- sešdesmitaisthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Lithuanian šešiasdešimtas
- šešiasdešimtasthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Malay keenam puluh
- keenam puluhthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Norwegian Bokmål sekstiende
- sekstiendethe ordinal form of the number sixty
Persian شصتم
- شصتمthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Polish sześćdziesiąty, 60.
- sześćdziesiątythe ordinal form of the number sixty
- 60.the ordinal form of the number sixty
Portuguese sexagésimo, 60º
- sexagésimothe ordinal form of the number sixty
- 60ºthe ordinal form of the number sixty
- sexagésimoperson or thing in the sixtieth position
- sessenta avosone of sixty equal parts of a whole
Romanian șaizecilea
- șaizecileathe ordinal form of the number sixty
Russian шестидесятый, шестидесятый
- шестидесятый (šestidesjatyj)the ordinal form of the number sixty
- шестидесятый (šestidesjatyj)person or thing in the sixtieth position
- шестидесятаяone of sixty equal parts of a whole
Slovak šesťdesiaty
- šesťdesiatythe ordinal form of the number sixty
Spanish sexagésimo, sexagésimo
- sexagésimothe ordinal form of the number sixty
- sexagésimoperson or thing in the sixtieth position
- sesentavoone of sixty equal parts of a whole
Swedish sextionde
- sextiondethe ordinal form of the number sixty
Tagalog pang-animnapu
- pang-animnaputhe ordinal form of the number sixty
Turkish altmışıncı
- altmışıncıthe ordinal form of the number sixty
Ukrainian шістдеся́тий, шістдесятий
- шістдеся́тий (šistdesjátyj)the ordinal form of the number sixty
- шістдесятий (šistdesjatyj)person or thing in the sixtieth position
Vietnamese thứ sáu mươi
- thứ sáu mươithe ordinal form of the number sixty
Yiddish זעכציקסט, זעכציקסטל
- זעכציקסט (zekhtsikst)the ordinal form of the number sixty
- זעכציקסטל (zekhtsikstl)one of sixty equal parts of a whole
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APA
sixtieth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixtieth
MLA
“sixtieth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixtieth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sixtieth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixtieth.
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