Sexta

See also: sexta

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

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

Further reading

  • “Sexta” in Duden online

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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