What does sexta mean in Latin?

sexta, a noun, means “Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight.; Sext, the service appointed to this hour.”.

What is the genitive of sexta?

The genitive singular is sextae. sexta is feminine, first declension.

English words that go back to Latin sexta include siesta, sext and sesma.

noun · femininefirst declension

sexta f (genitive sextae)

See sextus. As a noun, by agreement with an implied hora (“hour”).

Descendants

proper noun · femininefirst declension

Sexta²

Sexta f (genitive Sextae)

Classical[ˈsɛk.sta]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛk.sta]

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

What does sexta mean in Latin?: sexta, a noun, means “Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight.; Sext, the service appointed to this hour.”.
What is the genitive of sexta?: The genitive singular is sextae. sexta is feminine, first declension.
Which English words come from sexta?: English words that go back to Latin sexta include siesta, sext and sesma.