dezasseis

Portuguese

Portuguese numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal (Portugal): dezasseis     Cardinal (Brazil): dezesseis     Ordinal: décimo sexto     Ordinal abbreviation: 16.º     Fractional (Portugal): dezasseis avos     Fractional (Brazil): dezesseis avos

Alternative forms

• dezesseis (Brazil)

Etymology

From decem (“ten”) + ac (“and”) + sex (“six”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐˈsɐjʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐˈsɐjʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐˈsejʃ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐˈsejʃ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɐˈseʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /d͡zɐˈsɐjʃ/
• Hyphenation: de‧zas‧seis

Numeral

dezasseis m or f

1. European Portuguese standard spelling of dezesseis.

Noun

dezasseis m (invariable)

1. European Portuguese standard spelling of dezesseis.