sechzehn

Concepts

sixteen

sixteen

Synonyms

sechszehn

sechzehn Jahre alt

Translations

seize

16

sedici

16

zestien

16

dieciséis

16

on altı

16

dieciseis

δεκαέξι

dezasseis

sedecim

16

ستة عشر

16

setze

16

dezesseis

16

setze

sēdecim

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

sächzää

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɛçtseːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: sehszehen

Inherited from Old High German: sehszehan

Cognate with Dutch: zestien

Cognate with Western Frisian: sechstjin

Cognate with English: sixteen

Cognate with Danish: seksten

In summary

From Middle High German seh(s)zehen, from Old High German seh(s)zehan, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Compare Dutch zestien, West Frisian sechstjin, English sixteen, Danish seksten.