sechzehn

German

German cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : sechzehn
    Ordinal : sechzehnte

Alternative forms

  • sechszehn (obsolete)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛçtseːn/
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Numeral

sechzehn

  1. sixteen

Coordinate terms

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