sesto

See also: Sesto and śěsto

Italian

Italian ordinal numbers

<  5º	6º	7º  >
Cardinal : sei     Ordinal : sesto

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsto

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sextus.

Adjective

1. sixth

Noun

sesto m (plural sesti)

1. sixth (fraction)

sesto m (plural sesti, feminine sesta)

1. sixth (one in 6th position)

See also

• Appendix:Italian numbers

Etymology 2

From Latin sistō.

Noun

sesto m (plural sesti)

1. (archaic) pair of compasses

   Synonym: compasso

2. (singular only) layout, due place, order

   mettere in sesto ― to organize

   dar sesto ― to organize

   porre a sesto ― to organize

   rimettere in sesto ― to fix, repair or mend

Etymology 3

From Latin sistō.

1. (architecture) curve (of an arch)
2. (architecture) pointed or ogival arch
3. (architecture) round arch

Synonyms

• arco a sesto acuto
• arco a tutto sesto

Derived terms

• assestare
• dissestare
• dissestato

Anagrams

• soste, steso, tesso, tosse

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Venetian

Noun

sesto m (plural sesti)

1. gesture
2. order