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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSixtieth
/ˈsɪk.sti.əθ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The ordinal number corresponding to the number sixty in a series.
"She celebrated her sixtieth birthday with a grand family gathering."
- 1
One of sixty equal parts of a whole.
"A second is defined as one sixtieth of a minute."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'sixtigoða', based on 'sixtig' (sixty) combined with the ordinal suffix '-the' (from Proto-Germanic and Indo-European roots). Historically used to denote the number six tens in counting systems, calendars, and fractional divisions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sixtieth" is said worldwide
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soixantième
Transliteration: swasãtjɛm
"C'est son soixantième anniversaire."
sechzigste
Transliteration: /ˈzɛçtsɪçstə/
"Das ist sein sechzigster Geburtstag."
sessantesimo
Transliteration: /sesˈsantesimo/
"Festeggia il suo sessantesimo compleanno."
sexagésimo
Transliteration: /seksasexˈhesimo/
"Este es su sexagésimo aniversario."
sexagésimo
Transliteration: /seɡˈzaziɡu/
"Comemora o seu sexagésimo aniversário."
साठवाँ
Transliteration: saathvaan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह उनका साठवाँ जन्मदिन है।"
第六十
Transliteration: dì liùshí
Script: 中文汉字
"这是他的第六十个生日。"
예순 번째
Transliteration: yesun beonjjae
Script: 한국어 한글
"오늘은 그의 예순 번째 생일입니다."
60番目
Transliteration: rokujuu banme
Script: 日本語
"今日は彼の60番目の誕生日です。"
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