sixteenth

English

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Cardinal: sixteen     Ordinal: sixteenth     Abbreviated ordinal: 16th

Etymology

From Old English sixtēoþa, equivalent to sixteen +‎ -th.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/

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• Rhymes: -iːnθ
• Hyphenation: six‧teenth

Adjective

sixteenth

1. The ordinal form of the number sixteen.
   • 1976, Apollo: A Journal of the Arts:

     […] a pair of pauldrons with the light horizontal bar which in later years developed into the high neckguard of the sixteenth century; numbers of gauntlets, visors of helmets, and other pieces, the handling of which is a sheer joy  […]

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

• 16th, 16^th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XVI

Derived terms

• sixteenth note
• sixteenth rest

Translations

the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th

Afrikaans: sestiende (af) Armenian: տասնվեցերորդ (hy) (tasnvecʻerord) Asturian: decimosestu (ast) Azerbaijani: on altıncı Basque: hamaseigarren Bavarian: sechzänte Belarusian: шасна́ццаты (be) (šasnáccaty) Bengali: ষোড়শ (bn) (śōṛoś) Bulgarian: шестнадесети (šestnadeseti) Catalan: setzè (ca) Crimean Tatar: on altıncı Czech: šestnáctý (cs) Danish: sekstende (da) Dutch: zestiende (nl) Estonian: kuueteistkümnes Finnish: kuudestoista (fi) French: seizième (fr) (before the noun); seize (after the name) Galician: décimo sexto Georgian: მეთექვსმეტე (metekvsmeṭe) German: sechzehnte (de) Greek: Ancient: ἑκκαιδέκατος (hekkaidékatos) Hindi: सोलहवाँ (hi) (solahvā̃) Hungarian: tizenhatodik (hu) Ingrian: kuustoist kymmenäs Irish: séú déag Italian: sedicesimo (it) (before the noun); sedicesimo m, sedicesima f (after the name) Kazakh: он алтыншы (kk) (on altynşy) Korean: 열여섯째 (ko) (yeoryeoseotjjae) Kyrgyz: он алтынчы (ky) (on altıncı) Latin: sextus decimus Latvian: sešpadsmitais (lv) Lithuanian: šešioliktas (lt) Luxembourgish: siechzéngt Macedonian: шеснаесетти (šesnaesetti) Malayalam: പതിനാറാം (patināṟāṁ), പതിനാറാമത്തെ (patināṟāmatte) Manchu: ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠴᡳ (juwan ningguci) Mongolian: арван зургадугаар (arvan zurgadugaar) Navajo: hastą́ʼáadah góneʼ Norwegian: sekstende Occitan: setzen (oc) Ossetian: ӕхсӕрдӕсӕм (æxsærdæsæm) Pannonian Rusyn: шеснасти (šesnasti) Persian: شانزدهم (fa) Polish: szesnasty (pl) Portuguese: décimo sexto Punjabi: ਸੋਲ਼ਵਾਂ (soḷvā̃) Romanian: șaisprezecelea (ro), șaișpelea (informal) Russian: шестна́дцатый (ru) (šestnádcatyj) Slovak: šestnásty (sk) Slovene: šestnajsti Spanish: decimosexto (es) Swedish: sextonde (sv) Tagalog: panlabing-anim, ikalabinganim Tajik: шонздаҳум (tg) (šonzdahum) Tamil: பதினாறாம் (patiṉāṟām), பதினாறாவது (patiṉāṟāvatu) Tatar: уналтынчы (unaltınçı) Thai: ที่สิบหก (tîi-sìp-hòk) Turkish: on altıncı (tr) Turkmen: on altynjy Ukrainian: шістна́дцятий (uk) (šistnádcjatyj) Welsh: unfed ar bymtheg West Frisian: sechtjinde Yiddish: זעכצנט (zekhtsnt)

Noun

sixteenth (plural sixteenths)

1. One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.

   A sixteenth of 320 is 20.

Translations

one of sixteen equal parts of a whole

Catalan: setzè (ca) m Finnish: kuudestoistaosa (fi) French: seizième (fr) m Georgian: მეთექვსმეტედი (metekvsmeṭedi) German: Sechzehntel (de) n Hungarian: tizenhatod (hu) Italian: sedicesimo (it) m Latin: sextum decimum n Portuguese: dezesseis avos m Russian: (одна) шестнадцатая (часть) ((odna) šestnadcataja (častʹ)) Spanish: dieciseisavo (es) m Yiddish: זעכצנטל n (zekhtsntl)