sixtiene

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Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: sixtīene
    Ordinal: sixtēoþa
    Multiplier: sixtīenefeald

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Cognate with Old Frisian sextīne, Old Saxon sehstein, Old High German sehszehan, and Old Norse sextán.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiksˌti͜yː.ne/

Numeral

sixtīene

  1. sixteen

Descendants

  • Middle English: sextene, sixtene