Meanings
adjective
- The ordinal form of the number sixteen.
[…] a pair of pauldrons with the light horizontal bar which in later years developed into the high neckguard of the sixteenth century; numbers of gauntlets, visors of helmets, and other pieces, the handling of which is a sheer joy […]
1976, Apollo: A Journal of the Arts
Synonyms & antonyms
nounone part in sixteen equal parts
Similar
one-sixteenthsixteenth part
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishsixtēoþa
- Middle Englishsixtenthe
- Englishsixteenth
Inherited from Middle English sixtenthe, sixtethe, from Old English sixtēoþa, equivalent to sixteen + -th.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans sestiende
- sestiendethe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Ancient Greek ἑκκαιδέκατος
- ἑκκαιδέκατος (hekkaidékatos)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Basque hamaseigarren
- hamaseigarrenthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Bengali ষোড়শ
- ষোড়শ (śōṛoś)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Bulgarian шестнадесети
- шестнадесети (šestnadeseti)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Catalan setzè, setzè
- setzèthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- setzèone of sixteen equal parts of a whole
Czech šestnáctý
- šestnáctýthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Danish sekstende
- sekstendethe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Dutch zestiende
- zestiendethe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Estonian kuueteistkümnes
- kuueteistkümnesthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Finnish kuudestoista, kuudestoistaosa
- kuudestoistathe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- kuudestoistaosaone of sixteen equal parts of a whole
French seizième, seize
- seizièmethe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- seizethe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- seizièmeone of sixteen equal parts of a whole
German sechzehnte, Sechzehntel
- sechzehntethe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- Sechzehntelone of sixteen equal parts of a whole
Hindi सोलहवाँ
- सोलहवाँ (solahvā̃)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Hungarian tizenhatodik, tizenhatod
- tizenhatodikthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- tizenhatodone of sixteen equal parts of a whole
Irish séú déag
- séú déagthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Italian sedicesimo, sedicesimo
- sedicesimothe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- sedicesimothe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- sedicesimathe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- sedicesimoone of sixteen equal parts of a whole
Korean 열여섯째
- 열여섯째 (yeoryeoseotjjae)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Latin sextus decimus, sextum decimum
- sextus decimusthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- sextum decimumone of sixteen equal parts of a whole
Latvian sešpadsmitais
- sešpadsmitaisthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Lithuanian šešioliktas
- šešioliktasthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Norwegian sekstende
- sekstendethe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Persian شانزدهم
- شانزدهمthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Polish szesnasty
- szesnastythe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Portuguese décimo sexto, dezesseis avos
- décimo sextothe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- dezesseis avosone of sixteen equal parts of a whole
Punjabi ਸੋਲ਼ਵਾਂ
- ਸੋਲ਼ਵਾਂ (soḷvā̃)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Romanian șaisprezecelea, șaișpelea
- șaisprezeceleathe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- șaișpeleathe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Russian шестна́дцатый, шестнадцатая
- шестна́дцатый (šestnádcatyj)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- шестнадцатаяone of sixteen equal parts of a whole
Slovak šestnásty
- šestnástythe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Spanish decimosexto, dieciseisavo
- decimosextothe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- dieciseisavoone of sixteen equal parts of a whole
Swedish sextonde
- sextondethe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Tagalog panlabing-anim, ikalabinganim
- panlabing-animthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- ikalabinganimthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Tamil பதினாறாம், பதினாறாவது
- பதினாறாம் (patiṉāṟām)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- பதினாறாவது (patiṉāṟāvatu)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Thai ที่สิบหก
- ที่สิบหก (tîi-sìp-hòk)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Turkish on altıncı, on altıda bir
- on altıncıthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- on altıda birone of sixteen equal parts of a whole
Ukrainian шістна́дцятий
- шістна́дцятий (šistnádcjatyj)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Welsh unfed ar bymtheg
- unfed ar bymthegthe ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
Yiddish זעכצנט, זעכצנטל
- זעכצנט (zekhtsnt)the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th
- זעכצנטל (zekhtsntl)one of sixteen equal parts of a whole
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sixteenth
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
sixteenth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixteenth
MLA
“sixteenth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixteenth. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sixteenth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixteenth.
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