sjette

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sétti, from Proto-Germanic *sehtô (sixth).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈɕɛːdə]

Numeral

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sjette

  1. sixth

Inflection

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Inflection of sjette
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular sjette 2
Indefinite neuter singular sjette 2
Plural sjette 2
Definite attributive1 sjette
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Bokmål ordinal numbers
 <  5. 6. 7.  > 
    Cardinal : seks
    Ordinal : sjette

Etymology

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From Old Norse sétti.

Adjective

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sjette

  1. sixth

Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk ordinal numbers
 <  5. 6. 7.  > 
    Cardinal : seks
    Ordinal : sjette

Etymology

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From Old Norse sétti.

Adjective

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sjette

  1. sixth

Derived terms

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References

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West Flemish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French sayette, from Old French saie.

Noun

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sjette f

  1. knitting wool