sixtene

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Middle English

Middle English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: sixtene

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglian Old English sixtēne (compare West Saxon siextīene), from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun; equivalent to six +‎ -tene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiksteːn(ə)/, /ˈsɛksteːn(ə)/

Numeral

sixtene

  1. sixteen

Descendants

  • English: sixteen
  • Scots: saxteen

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