German word

sechzig

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈzɛçtsɪç/

Meaning

  • numbersixty

Example

Ich bin sechzig Jahre alt.

I'm sixty years old.

Illustration for sechzig (sixty)

More examples

Der Film dauert sechzig Minuten.

The film lasts sixty minutes.

Core concept

A large six is joined to a row of ten markers, creating one compact sign for the number sixty.

Common phrases

  • sechzig Jahre alt

    sixty years old

  • sechzig Prozent

    sixty percent

  • sechzig Minuten

    sixty minutes

Similar words

sechs: A cardinal number equal to five plus one.
sechzehn: A cardinal number equal to ten plus six.
siebzig: A cardinal number equal to seven tens.

Definition in German

Grundzahl 60; Ergebnis von sechs multipliziert mit zehn; steht zwischen neunundfünfzig und einundsechzig.

Word origin

Sechzig grew from older Germanic forms joining sechs with a tens element that developed into the suffix -zig.

Usage tips

  • The phrase die sechziger Jahre uses lowercase sechziger for the 1960s, while the noun die Sechziger means people in their sixties.

Related words

  • sechzigstesixtiethordinal number
  • Sechzigjährigesixty-year-oldnoun

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