Meaning
sixty
- the number 60
- sixty years old
In a sentence
Un'ora ha sessanta minuti.
An hour has sixty minutes.
Tuo zio ha sessanta anni?
Is your uncle sixty years old?
Non spendo sessanta euro oggi.
I’m not spending sixty euros today.
Usage notes
- Used for quantity, age, dates, and time expressions.
- Before uno and otto in compound numbers, the final vowel drops: sessantuno, sessantotto.
- It often appears with time and age: sessanta minuti, sessanta anni.