šestnajst

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Slovene

Slovene numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: šestnajst
    Cardinal prefix: šestnajst-
    Ordinal: šestnajsti
    Ordinal prefix: šestnajsto-
    Digit: šestnajstka
    Digit place: šestnajstica
    Adverbial: šestnajstič
    Krat adverbial: šestnajstikrat
    Multiplier: šestnajsteren
    Krat multiplier: šestnajstkrat
    Fixed multiplier: šestnajstkraten
    Adverbial multiplier: šestnajsterno
    Multiplier prefix: šestnajstern-
    Krat multiplier prefix: šestnajstkratn-
    Krat adverbial multiplier: šestnajstkratno
    Collective: šestnajstero
    Separable collective: šestnajster
    Greek collective prefix: heksadeka-
    Fractional: šestnajstina
    Fractional multiplier: šestnajstinski
    Elemental: šestnajsterica

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic * šestь na desęte (“six on ten”). Equivalent to šest +‎ -najst.

Pronunciation

Numeral

šestnájst or šẹ̑stnajst

  1. (for countable nouns) sixteen
    Synonym: šestnajstero
  2. (for uncountable nouns, colloquial) sixteen
    Synonym: šestnajstero

Declension

First declension (hard), fixed accent
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nom pl šestnájst + genitive
plural
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		šestnájst + genitive
genitive
rodȋlnik 		šestnájstih + genitive
dative
dajȃlnik 		šestnájstim + dative
accusative
tožȋlnik 		šestnájst + genitive
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		šestnájstih + locative
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		šestnájstimi + instrumental
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		šestnȃjst + circumflex genitive
First declension (hard), fixed accent
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nom pl šẹ̑stnajst + genitive
plural
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		šẹ̑stnajst + genitive
genitive
rodȋlnik 		šẹ̑stnajstih + genitive
dative
dajȃlnik 		šẹ̑stnajstim + dative
accusative
tožȋlnik 		šẹ̑stnajst + genitive
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		šẹ̑stnajstih + locative
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		šẹ̑stnajstimi + instrumental
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		šẹ̑stnajst + circumflex genitive
  • less common
Second declension (no endings), fixed accent
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nom pl šestnájst + genitive
plural
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		šestnájst + genitive
genitive
rodȋlnik 		šestnájst + genitive
dative
dajȃlnik 		šestnájst + dative
accusative
tožȋlnik 		šestnájst + genitive
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		šestnájst + locative
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		šestnájst + instrumental
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		šestnȃjst + circumflex genitive
Second declension (no endings), fixed accent
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nom pl šẹ̑stnajst + genitive
plural
masculine, feminine and neuter following adjectives and nouns
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		šẹ̑stnajst + genitive
genitive
rodȋlnik 		šẹ̑stnajst + genitive
dative
dajȃlnik 		šẹ̑stnajst + dative
accusative
tožȋlnik 		šẹ̑stnajst + genitive
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		šẹ̑stnajst + locative
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		šẹ̑stnajst + instrumental
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		šẹ̑stnajst + circumflex genitive

Noun

šestnájst or šẹ̑stnajst n

  1. number sixteen
    Synonyms: šestnajstica, šestnajstka

Declension

Third neuter declension (no endings) , fixed accent (singularia tantum)
nom. sing. šestnájst
gen. sing. šestnájst
singular
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		šestnájst
genitive
rodȋlnik 		šestnájst
dative
dajȃlnik 		šestnájst
accusative
tožȋlnik 		šestnájst
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		šestnájst
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		šestnájst
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		šestnȃjst



Third neuter declension (no endings) , fixed accent (singularia tantum)
nom. sing. šẹ̑stnajst
gen. sing. šẹ̑stnajst
singular
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		šẹ̑stnajst
genitive
rodȋlnik 		šẹ̑stnajst
dative
dajȃlnik 		šẹ̑stnajst
accusative
tožȋlnik 		šẹ̑stnajst
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		šẹ̑stnajst
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		šẹ̑stnajst
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		šẹ̑stnajst

To express dual and plural, the phrase število šestnajst 'number sixteen' is used, e.g. dve števili šestnajst sta napisani, or, informally, also šestnajstka or šestnajstica.


Derived terms

Related terms

Slovene terms suffixed with -najst

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