sixth

Definition

The ordinal form of the number six.

Etymology

From earlier sixt, from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô. By surface analysis, six + -th (ordinal suffix).

Example Sentences

• "And * God ſaw euery thing that hee had made : and behold, it was very good. And the euening and the moꝛning were the ſixth day."
• "Dr. Ridpath, in his usual happy manner, thanked the Executive Committee and the various members of the Association who had so earnestly cooperated with him in the work of the Sixth Annual Meeting now drawing to a close."
• "[T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon."