sechzehn

== German == === Alternative forms === sechszehn (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German seh(s)zehen, from Old High German seh(s)zehan, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Equivalent to sechs +‎ zehn. Compare Dutch zestien, West Frisian sechstjin, English sixteen, Danish seksten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzɛçtseːn/ === Numeral === sechzehn (cardinal number) sixteen ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Sechzehn, Sechzehner, Sechzehntel sechzehnfach, sechzehneckig ==== Related terms ==== sechs zehn === Further reading === “sechzehn”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “sechzehn” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “sechzehn” in Duden online sechzehn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de