sixteenth

sixteenth

English

English numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: sixteen     Ordinal: sixteenth     Adverbial: sixteen times     Multiplier: sixteenfold

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/

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• Rhymes: -iːnθ
• Hyphenation: six‧teenth

Adjective

sixteenth

1. The ordinal form of the number sixteen.

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

Translations

the ordinal form of the number sixteen — See also translations at 16th

Afrikaans: sestiende (af) Armenian: տասնվեցերորդ (hy) (tasnvecʿerord) Asturian: decimosestu (ast) Basque: hamaseigarren Bavarian: sechzänte Belarusian: шасна́ццаты (šasnáccaty) Bengali: ষোড়শ (bn) (ṣoṛôśô) Bulgarian: шестнадесети (šestnadeseti) Catalan: setzè (ca) Crimean Tatar: on altıncı Czech: šestnáctý (cs) Danish: sekstende (da) Dutch: zestiende (nl) 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) Hungarian: tizenhatodik (hu) Ingrian: kuustoist kymmenäs Italian: sedicesimo (it) (before the noun); sedicesimo m, sedicesima f (after the name) Kazakh: он алтыншы (on altynşy) Korean: 열여섯째 (ko) (yeoryeoseotjjae) Latin: sextus decimus Latvian: sešpadsmitais Luxembourgish: siechzéngt Macedonian: шеснаесетти (šesnaesetti) Malayalam: പതിനാറാം (patināṟāṃ), പതിനാറാമത്തെ (patināṟāmatte) Mongolian: арван зургадугаар (arvan zurgadugaar) Navajo: hastą́ʼáadah góneʼ Norwegian: sekstende Occitan: setzen (oc) Persian: شانزدهم‎ (fa) Polish: szesnasty (pl) Portuguese: décimo sexto Romanian: șaisprezecelea (ro), șaișpelea (informal) Russian: шестна́дцатый (ru) (šestnádcatyj) Slovak: šestnásty (sk) Spanish: decimosexto (es) Swedish: sextonde (sv) Tagalog: panlabing-anim, ikalabinganim Tajik: шонздаҳум (tg) (šonzdahum) Thai: ที่สิบหก (tîi-sìp-hòk) Turkish: on altıncı (tr) Ukrainian: шістна́дцятий (uk) (šistnádcjatyj) 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 French: seizième (fr) m Georgian: მეთექვსმეტედი (metekvsmeṭedi) German: Sechzehntel n Hungarian: tizenhatod 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)