sixteen

US /sɪkˈstiːn/ UK /ˈsɪks.tiːn/ See IPA manual

Freq #7530

Meanings

1

num
the number 16, coming after fifteen and before seventeen

You can get a driving licence at sixteen in some countries.
2

noun
the number 16

He counted up to sixteen before stopping.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sextene, sixtene, from Old English sixtīene, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Cognate with West Frisian sechstjin, Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Danish seksten. Equivalent to six + -teen.

sextene Middle English sixtīene Old English *sehstehun Proto-Germanic

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# sixteen

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** num, noun
**IPA (US):** /sɪkˈstiːn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪks.tiːn/
**Frequency rank:** 7530

## Meanings
1. the number 16, coming after fifteen and before seventeen
2. the number 16

## Examples
- You can get a driving licence at sixteen in some countries.
- He counted up to sixteen before stopping.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sextene
- Root: sixtīene
- Root: *sehstehun

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sextene, sixtene, from Old English sixtīene, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Cognate with West Frisian sechstjin, Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Danish seksten. Equivalent to six + -teen.

## AI Etymology
Sixteen is inherited from Middle English sextene, sixtene, from Old English sixtīene, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Cognate with West Frisian sechstjin, Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Danish seksten. Equivalent to six + -teen. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English sextene, Old English sixtīene, Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. In current use it includes senses such as the number 16, coming after fifteen and before seventeen and the number 16.

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