sexta
Sexta is a term used in Portuguese and related Romance languages with several related but distinct meanings. It is the feminine form of the ordinal adjective for sixth, and it also appears as a noun in certain numerical constructions. In everyday speech, sexta-feira is the weekday Friday, and in informal usage the word sexta can stand in for that day in some dialects or contexts.
As a noun, sexta also denotes one-sixth of a whole, as in fractions such as “uma sexta”
In religious contexts, sexta or hora sexta refers to the Sixth Hour of the Divine Office, the
In music theory, sexta denotes the interval of a sixth between two notes, with configurations such as
In modern media, La Sexta is the name of a Spanish television channel, whose branding uses the
Etymology: sexta comes from Latin sexta, feminine form of sextus, meaning sixth. The term has retained related