dieciséis

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Asturian[edit]

Asturian cardinal numbers
 <  15 16 17  > 
    Cardinal : dieciséis
    Ordinal : decimosestu

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From diez (“ten”) + y (“and”) + seis (“six”).

Numeral[edit]

dieciséis (indeclinable)

  1. (cardinal) sixteen

Spanish[edit]

Spanish cardinal numbers
 <  15 16 17  > 
    Cardinal : dieciséis
    Ordinal : decimosexto

Etymology[edit]

From Old Spanish dizeseis, diezeseis (literally “ten and six”), an analytical form (cf. Galician dezaseis, Portuguese dezesseis) replacing Old Spanish sedze, seze, from Latin sēdecim (cf. Catalan setze, French seize, Italian sedici).

Pronunciation[edit]

Cardinal number[edit]

dieciséis

  1. (cardinal) sixteen

Derived terms[edit]

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