sixteen
Meaning
The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.
Concepts
sixteen
16
sixteenth
xvi
XVI
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪks.tiːn/
Etymology
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.
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