szesnaście

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Polish

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    Cardinal: szesnaście
    Ordinal: szesnasty
    Adverbial: szesnastokrotnie
    Multiplier: szesnastokrotny
    Collective: szesnaścioro
    Numeral noun: szesnastka
    Relational adjective: szesnastkowy

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šestь na desęte. By surface analysis, sześć (six) +‎ -naście (-teen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂɛsˈnaɕ.t͡ɕɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -aɕt͡ɕɛ
  • Syllabification: szes‧naś‧cie

Numeral

szesnaście

  1. sixteen

Declension

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Further reading

  • szesnaście in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szesnaście in Polish dictionaries at PWN