Definition/Meaning of sixteen

• English - Numeral: sixteen The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen , represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI . 1912 , Zane Grey , Riders of the Purple Sage , Chapter 8 Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen . Related terms Ordinal: sixteenth Translations See also Last: fifteen . Next: seventeen
• English - Alternative forms: Symbolic: 16 Roman: XVI
• English - Etymology: From Middle English , from Old English siextīene , sixtēne , sixtyne , from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun . Compare West Frisian sechstjin , Dutch zestien , German sechzehn , Danish seksten .
• English - Pronunciation: ( next word stressed near the first syllable ) ( UK , US ) IPA (key) : /ˈsɪk.stiːn/ ( next word stressed after the first syllable ) ( UK , US ) IPA (key) : /ˌsɪkˈstiːn/ Rhymes: -iːn