sixtene
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sextene, sixetene, sexteen, sexten, cextene, syxtene, sixteen
Etymology
From Anglian Old English sixtēne (compare West Saxon siextīene), from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun; equivalent to six + -tene.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiksteːn(ə)/, /ˈsɛksteːn(ə)/
Numeral
| 16 | Previous: | fiftene |
|---|---|---|
| Next: | seventene |
sixtene
- sixteen
Descendants
- English: sixteen
- Scots: saxteen
References
- “sixtẹ̄n(e (num.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-19.