sechzehn

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German

German numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: sechzehn
    Ordinal: sechzehnte
    Sequence adverb: sechzehntens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 16.
    Adverbial: sechzehnmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 16-mal
    Multiplier: sechzehnfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 16-fach
    Fractional: Sechzehntel
    Polygon: Sechzehneck
    Polygon abbreviation: 16-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: sechzehneckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 16-eckig

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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. (cardinal number) sixteen

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