sixteen

== English == === Alternative forms === Symbolic: 16 Roman: XVI === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English sextene, sixtene, from Old English sixtīene, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Cognate with West Frisian sechstjin, Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Danish seksten. Equivalent to six +‎ -teen. === Pronunciation === (next word stressed near the first syllable) (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪks.tiːn/ (next word stressed after the first syllable) (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/ Rhymes: -iːn === Numeral === sixteen The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Ordinal: sixteenth ==== Translations ==== === See also === Last: fifteen. Next: seventeen === Anagrams === exteins, extines, sextine == Middle English == === Numeral === sixteen alternative form of sixtene