Sexta

See also: sexta

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sexta (classis) (“sixth (class)”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Sexta f (genitive Sexta, plural Sexten)

1. (obsolete) the first class of Gymnasium

   Coordinate terms: Quinta, Quarta, Tertia, Sekunda, Prima

2. (Austria) the sixth class of Gymnasium

Declension

Declension of Sexta [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sexta	die	Sexten
genitive	einer	der	Sexta	der	Sexten
dative	einer	der	Sexta	den	Sexten
accusative	eine	die	Sexta	die	Sexten

Derived terms

• Sextaner

Further reading

• “Sexta” in Duden online

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of the Roman gens name Sextus, from sextus (“the sixth”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛk.sta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛk.sta]

Proper noun

Sexta f (genitive Sextae); first declension

1. a female given name

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Sexta	Sextae
genitive	Sextae	Sextārum
dative	Sextae	Sextīs
accusative	Sextam	Sextās
ablative	Sextā	Sextīs
vocative	Sexta	Sextae

Coordinate terms

• Prima
• Secunda
• Tertia
• Quarta
• Quinta
• Sexta
• Septima
• Octavia
• Nona
• Decima