Meaning
sixth
In a sentence
Mio fratello è arrivato sesto alla gara.
My brother came sixth in the race.
Sei già al sesto piano?
Are you already on the sixth floor?
Non voglio il sesto pezzo di pizza.
I don't want the sixth slice of pizza.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sesto | masculine · singular |
| sesta | feminine · singular |
| sesti | masculine · plural |
| seste | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- It agrees in gender and number: sesto, sesta, sesti, seste.
- Before a noun, Italian often uses the definite article with dates and rankings: il sesto giorno, la sesta volta.
- For centuries, popes, kings, and similar names, use the ordinal: Enrico Sesto = Henry the Sixth.