sixteen
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sixteen
- /ˈsɪks.tiːn/ UK, US
- /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/ UK, US
Rhymes with -iːn
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English sextene, sixtene, from Old English sixtīene, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Cognate with West Frisian sechstjin, Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Danish seksten. Equivalent to six + -teen.
number 16 · XVI
- The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI. Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cardinal, xvi, famous, hat, seize, seventeen, sexton, sixty, thirty-sixth, twenty-sixth, fourteen, thirteen, nineteen, eleven, eighteen, twelve
Translations
Every language
num cardinal number 16
| Español | dieciséis m sece |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 열여섯 yeoryeoseot, 십육 simnyuk |
| 日本語 | 十六 jūroku |
| 中文 | 十六 shíliù |
| हिन्दी | सोलह solah |
| Kiswahili | kumi na sita |
| Português | dezasseis, dezesseis |
| Français | seize |
| Deutsch | sechzehn |
| Italiano | sedici |
| Ελληνικά | δεκαέξι dekaéxi |
| Română | șaisprezece, șaișpe |
| Русский | шестна́дцать šestnádcatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mười sáu |
| العربية | سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ sittata ʕašara |
| עברית | שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה shesh esré, שישה עשר \ שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר shishá asár |
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title = {sixteen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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