zestien
Meaning
sixteen
Frequency
Hyphenated as
zes‧tien
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzɛs.tin/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sestien, from Old Dutch *sestēn, *sestien, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Compare West Frisian sechstjin, German sechzehn, English sixteen, Danish seksten.
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De gemiddelde levensverwachting in België in tweeduizend 2000 zestien 16 was circa vierentachtig 84 jaar voor vrouwen en negenenzeventig 79 voor mannen .
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The average life expectancy in Belgium in two thousand sixteen was approximately eighty-four years for women and seventy-nine for men.