Etymology

sixteenth

six·teenth
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Today it means: The ordinal form of the number sixteen. Full definition →

Middle English sixtenthe ← Old English sixtēoþa
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsixtēoþa
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsixtenthe
  3. English todaysixteenth

Inherited from Middle English sixtenthe, sixtethe, from Old English sixtēoþa, equivalent to sixteen + -th.

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