zestien

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sestien, from Old Dutch *sestēn, *sestien, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Compare West Frisian sechstjin, German sechzehn, English sixteen, Danish seksten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛs.tin/

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• Hyphenation: zes‧tien

Numeral

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Cardinal: zestien     Ordinal: zestiende     Ordinal abbreviation: 16e, 16de

zestien

1. sixteen

Derived terms

• zestiende
• zestienjarig
• zestienmetergebied

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sestien
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sesitin
• Jersey Dutch: zästîn
• Negerhollands: sestien